We have a group of student Country Ambassadors who work together on International events and ensure students from their country feel at home when studying at AUB.
You can ask them any questions about what it's like to study at AUB and live in Bournemouth using the email addresses below. They are always happy to hear from prospective students.
If your country isn't represented here, you will still be supported throughout your time here.
If you do want to hear from a student from the country you live in, you can contact the International Office and we will do our best to find someone for you to chat to. You can always chat to us too!
Hi, my name is Xinzhi Liang and I am the Country Ambassador for China. My first language is Chinese and I can also speak English.
I am a student on MA Illustration, I really enjoy the process of learning at AUB, where there is a modern and amazing learning environment. I like the friendly students and lovely relaxed atmosphere on campus. We can find the artistic inspiration we need in every place on this campus, as long as we have eyes that can find beauty. The facilities here can meet all our creative needs.
I like Bournemouth so much, this is a peaceful and beautiful town. The landscape here can make you feel relaxed and give you many amazing creative ideas – especially the beautiful beach. Here is a perfect place for your artwork to be born and grow.
Please contact me if you have any questions about the university, applying, Bournemouth, or even casual questions about being a student in the UK.
Hi, my name is Kinnari Saraiya and I am the Country Ambassador for India. I can speak fluent Hindi, Gujarati and English.
I am a second year BA (Hons) Fine Art student and I'm already loving the course, the opportunities, the friendly staff and the provided facilities. The campus is beautiful and very modern.
AUB has lots of opportunities for collaborations between all courses, make friends from all around the world and learn about other cultures through events held on campus.
Bournemouth is an amazing town to live in, it is very inspiring and relaxing, with quiet walks along Bournemouth Beach which always gets the creative ideas flowing. Lots of great clubs to be looking out for, and events like Arts by the Sea.
If you have any questions about the campus, the courses, Bournemouth, or the UK, please contact me and I'll be happy to help.
Hello! My name is Line Oeseth and I am the Country Ambassador for Norway. I was born in Norway and decided to come to England for my studies. My first language is Norwegian and I am also fluent in English.
I am a BA (Hons) Acting student, currently on my first year, and I enjoy it so much. The number one reason why I wanted to do my degree at AUB is because it is an Arts University, and all the courses are able to collaborate with each other. This is a nice way to make new contacts and get in touch with people you can collaborate with even after University.
Bournemouth is a beautiful place, which offers everything from the picturesque beach to shopping and nightlife. I love to go to the beach in the day time to take photos, and I enjoy a night out on the town with friends at the weekend.
I am happy to help if you have any questions regarding anything! I am here for you.
Hi there, my name is Nick Denisov and I am the Country Ambassador for Russia. My first language is Russian, but I am also fluent in English.
I am currently studying a Diploma in Art and Design Studies (Media) specialising in Film. I absolutely love making films, especially directing actors. The whole university seems like a big production company, where you can find the right people for your project at any time. Just make a few steps, find a friend or a collaborator for your next film – it's just that easy!
I moved from Russia to live and study in England and so far I love Bournemouth. It's great that here you can find everything you need and at the same time not being bothered by a fast-paced life and lots of people. Personally, I tend to spend a lot of time at Odeon watching movies and later discussing it with my friends. I also play the guitar and enjoy reading.
I am more than happy to help with different types of questions starting from how to apply for a course and finishing with how to find a place to live in Bournemouth. I am here to support you in your own language. I also organise meetings with Russian students from AUB and many other interesting events as we know how important it is to keep in touch with someone who thinks in the same language as you do.
Hello! My name is Grace and I am the Country Ambassador for South Korea. My first language is Korean and I can also speak English and I am happy to correspond in both.
I am currently a third year BA Graphic Design student at AUB, I enjoy my course as the tutors are highly supportive and provide helpful opportunities for students.
The facilities AUB have are amazing, the technicians run workshops and inductions for students so they know how to use them correctly. AUB has lots of chances for collaboration with other courses which can bring a great synergy.
Bournemouth is a very peaceful town with a beautiful beach. I love to walk along the beach as it makes me relax and forget about all the stress.
I am more than happy to help many students with my variety of experience, therefore, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
I'll try my bests to help you.
Hello! My name is Caitlyn and I'm the Country Ambassador for the USA.
I am a second year BA (Hons) Costume and performance design student.
I'm absolutely loving my time here and always look forward to the new challenges that come with each project. The tutors are super helpful from course work to future goals and career advice, the collaborative and creative atmosphere is awesome; there's always something going on around campus, from art installations to live performances. Bournemouth itself is a beautiful town and I feel at home here, even though I'm far away from the California sunshine.
Check out our International Student Instagram; @aubinternational to see what's going on!
Or pop me an email to helloUSA@aub.ac.uk and I will get in touch.
Please contact me if you have any questions about the university, living here, even random questions about being a student in the UK. Don't be a stranger!


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Radio Exterior - Emisión en Inglés
The English Language Broadcast of Radio Exterior de España has been on the air since 1944. Our daily broadcasts seek to inform listeners about goings-on in Spain, as well as offer a Spanish perspective on world events.
English Language Broadcast - Panorama - 16/01/21
English Language Broadcast - Spanish music of the 16th to 19th centuries - 26/12/20
English Language Broadcast - Panorama Spain - 19/12/20
English Language Broadcast - On the precipice - 12/12/20
English Language Broadcast - More voices for Julian Assange - 03/12/20
English Language Broadcast November - Finding opportunity in the pandemic: how culture survives - 2…
English Language Broadcast - Cellist Matthieu Saglio - 24/11/20
English Language Broadcast - US elections in the spanish press - 05/11/20
English Language Broadcast - Panorama Plus - 31/10/20
English Language Broadcast - Julian Bream: Spanish classical guitar - 03/10/20
English Language Broadcast - Luna de Cortos International Film Festival - 24/09/20
English Language Broadcast - Voices for Assange - 10/09/20
English Language Broadcast - Spanish composers Francisco Tárrega & Isaac Albéniz - 27/08/20
English Language Broadcast - Spanish saxophonist Perico Sambeat - 22/08/20
English Language Broadcast - Panorama: Lebanon and Bolivia -13/08/20
English Language Broadcast - Madrid's Crystal Palace and artist Petrit Halilaj - 06/08/20
English Language Broadcast - Health Care Heroes: flesh, blood and feeling - 01/08/20
English Language Broadcast - La Casa Inglesa: Frank Smith and Tristan Garel-Jones - 25/07/20
English Language Broadcast - Europe - 23/07/20
English Language Broadcast - Spain as inspiration for European composers - 14/07/20
English Language Broadcast - Daniel García Trio - 07/07/20
English Language Broadcast - Miguel de Molina: art and transgression. La copla II - 04/07/20
English Language Broadcast - Miguel de Molina: art and transgression La Copla - 02/07/20
English Language Broadcast - 'Requiem' of Tomás Luis de Victoria - 30/06/20
English Language Broadcast - Luis González Sextet - 27/06/20
English Language Broadcast - Under Lockdown in Madrid (II) - 23/06/20
English Language Broadcast - Under Lockdown in Madrid (I) - 20/06/20
English Language Broadcast - Guitarist Javier Vargas - 16/06/20
English Language Broadcast - Neighbors helping Neighbors: Plataforma LaCuba -13/06/20
English Language Broadcast - A dream and a disappointment: Politics as Usual - 06/06/20
English Language Broadcast - A Backward Glance or COVID19 in Spain - 04/06/20
English Language Broadcast - The 'Requiem' of Francisco Guerrero - 02/06/20
English Language Broadcast - Spain braces against corona virus (Covid-19) - 14/03/20
English Language Broadcast - Panorama: Syria - 10/03/20
English Language Broadcast - Elena Ley - 07/03/20
English Language Broadcast - Assange: Extradition hearings, Spanish connection¿ - 05/03/20
English Language Broadcast - Chicho Sánchez Ferlosio (Part one) - 22/02/20
English Language Broadcast - Panorama - Youthness - 20/02/20
English Language Broadcast February - Panorama - 18/02/20
English Language Broadcast - Panorama - World Radio Day - 15/02/20
English Language Broadcast - Panorama: finance and fossil fuels - 13/02/20
English Language Broadcast - Panorama - Bad Possum - 11/02/20
English Language Broadcast - Panorama - Sedajazz - 08/02/20
English Language Broadcast - Not Invisible: Descendants of Spanish Immigrants in the United States …
English Language Broadcast - Albéniz and Granados - 25/01/20
English Language Broadcast - Jesús Guridi and Manuel de Falla - 14/01/20
English Language Broadcast - Great Christmas music in Madrid - 28/12/19
English Language Broadcast - Spanish music of the 16th to the 19th centuries - 26/12/19
English Language Broadcast - 'Moncloa as Palimpsest': an interview with Nicholas Callaway - 19/12/19
English Language Broadcast - Maestros Manolo Franco & Daniel Navarro - 12/12/19
English Language Broadcast - Cellist Mischa Maisky - 07/12/19
English Language Broadcast - Multi-talented musician and producer Javi Ruibal - 10/09/19
English Language Broadcast - Panorama: Julian Assange - 05/09/19
English Language Broadcast - 'Aida' at Medinaceli - 29/08/19
English Language Broadcast - Federico García Lorca & the investigations into his murder - 20/08/19
English Language Broadcast - Joan Baez says 'farewell' in Madrid - 17/08/19
English Language Broadcast - Cancelled performances & a Contemporary composer - 15/08/19
English Language Broadcast - Wendy Nazaré - 10/08/19
English Language Broadcast - Dinarés presents 'Sé que estás ahí' - 03/08/19
English Language Broadcast - A 'Political Ban' - 30/07/19

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Do you want to find out more about getting a consent for activities on your land? Then the door is open for a free 30-minute chat with Environment Southland staff.
'Starter For 30' sessions are an opportunity for new or returning consent applicants, farmers or consultants to talk over consent concerns or queries with Environment Southland consents staff.
The free 30-minute sessions are ideal for people who want to find out more about how rules apply to their own farming activities or to clarify what's involved in applying for a consent.
The sessions could be particularly useful if you are not sure how possible rule changes stemming from the proposed Southland Water and Land Plan could affect what you do on the land.
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Congressional attempts to delist wolves run counter to the desires of the American public.
The future of gray wolves is in peril. Time and again, Congress attempts to dismantle the protections given to wolves by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and permit the killing of one of America's most iconic species.
Support for gray wolf recovery and conservation is overwhelming. Recent surveys indicate that public support for the ESA — which safeguards recovery efforts for gray wolves and numerous other imperiled species — remains widespread and strong. In fact, a 2015 study found that nearly four in five Americans support the ESA, while another poll found that ESA support is consistently high across all major political affiliations. Not to mention, those living in regions with the highest densities of gray wolves have shown resounding support for the ESA.
Congressional attempts to delist wolves run counter to the desires of the American public and will jeopardize the survival of one of America's most highly valued native carnivores. I urge you to tell Sen. Joe Donnelly to reject any attempt to include anti-wolf or anti-ESA riders to the FY19 spending bill, or any other bill, when it comes to the floor.
America is a land made up of immigrants and refugees wanting to better themselves through new found opportunities and freedoms. This notion was true in the founding years of our nation and still resonates today.
Emma Lazarus's sonnet "The New Colossus" was set into the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in 1903 and greeted those newcomers to America at Ellis Island. The Trump administration seems to have forgotten the call of Lady Liberty to "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free… Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me." Instead of welcoming in and helping refugees, Trump has decided to reduce the number of refugees allowed into the country.
Our standing in the world as a respectable nation has been slowly slipping away since the inauguration of Trump, and this rating is a major blow to America's image. America was once a shining city upon a hill. Now that the light of Lady Liberty's torch has dimmed our, "shining city" has become dull and tarnished.


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Home » News » WARNING: Metal Water Bottles Pose a Hazard to Children
WARNING: Metal Water Bottles Pose a Hazard to Children
January 11, 2013 Children, For Your Safety, News, Out of the Ordinary, RecallsNewsLeave a commentgaladmin
A warning for parents about the popular metal water bottles many children use – and it is surprising!
Many parents worried about the potential health hazards from plastic, disposable water bottles send their children to school and sports practices with reusable water bottles instead. However, it has been reported that the metal bottles carry a danger of their own: kids are getting their tongues stuck inside.
It may sound like a joke, but doctors say it is very serious.
Kids looking for one last sip are getting their tongues stuck inside those metal bottles, NBC's "Today" reports. It has happened often enough that one company has pulled some of its bottles off shelves. PrintGlobe, Inc., which makes aluminum water bottles, says it will no longer sell the bottle implicated in the accident. SIGG, another metal water bottle manufacturer, says it is investigating the safety of its' products.
Mary Kate got her tongue trapped inside the metal water bottle, the same type kids use every day. "I put my tongue in to get the last drops, and it just got stuck, like completely jammed into the bottle," she said.
It wouldn't budge. Medics rushed the young girl to the Emergency Room, where doctors had to cut off the bottom of the bottle, but her tongue had swollen so much that doctors could not extract it from the bottle. It required three hours of surgery to finally get the bottle off. She then spent another three days in intensive care recovering.
Her father, Andy, stated on the "Today" show that the doctors explained the two worst-case scenarios were: one; she could suffocate if her swollen tongue blocked the airway or two; her tongue would effectively 'die' as she would lose use of the organ and with it, her power to speak.
How does something like this happen? Doctors believe that when some children stick their tongues in to take a drink, it creates a strong suction. The inflexible metal bottle, in addition to the narrow neck, causes the tongue to swell up inside the bottle. Doctors think that the narrow neck and strong brass ridges on the bottle act sort of like a "noose" trapping the tongue.
It also happened to an 8-year-old cheerleader from Georgia, as well as a 9-year-old North Carolina boy, "Today" reported.
The cheerleader's mom told FOX5 that her daughter's coaches tried to get the bottle off the girl's tongue, but failed and called 911. Paramedics arrived and desperately tried to remove the bottle until they rushed her to a nearby hospital. The Emergency Room doctors were bewildered and began to pierce holes in the bottle.
Although she was rushed to the hospital after beginning to choke, the bottle was eventually removed, although the medical implications remain. She may require speech therapy because of possible nerve damage.
Dr. Chad Whited, who removed the bottle from the tongue of a 9-year-old boy in North Carolina, told "Today," 'A lot of parents are saying that their kids drink out of these water bottles all the time; nothing has ever happened and it won't happen to them. Just like anything, any product that you give a kid, 99.99 percent of the time it's fine, until something happens to your kid."
And if it does happen, it can be a serious procedure. Getting the bottle off requires special surgical tools. "Anytime you're using powdered equipment near a child's face, it's very serious," Dr. Whited said.
Luckily, Mary Kate recovered from her accident and now only uses a bottle with a straw. Here is her warning to other kids about metal bottles: "It's a really big risk. I would never, ever take that risk."
Her family is considering legal action against two companies who sell these metal bottles.
"All of us were saddened and concerned to hear that one of the aluminum water bottles we distributed was involved in the injury of a child and we wish her well in her recovery," the company said in a statement to NBC. "Prior to this accident we had not heard of an accident of this nature happening with any of the water bottles we distributed. We decided to immediately remove the specific bottle from our catalog. We have also made the decision to remove all other metal water bottles with a similar design from our product offering and we encourage other distributors in our industry to do the same."
If you or a loved one has had a similar experience, contact one of our Gacovino Lake attorneys at 1-800-246-HURT (4878).
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i have this mobo whit R 2.0 at the end, Will this mobo support ANY kind of NVIDIA GPU ?
Can I overclock on this mobo?
You sure can. I recommend getting an after market cooler for the processor if you do.
What cooler do you have?
I'm using the same cooler and have been able to overlcock my processor beautifully. Between the cooler and the motherboard, yes, you'll have a lot of room for overlcoking. Good luck.
I had difficulties when I tried to overclock my FX-8370. I'm no expert but I would recommend something better.
Actually, This board supports up to 64GBs of RAM. I read a long thing about it when I bought it. And when the board came out, 16GB sticks were not out yet/very high priced. So in turn they just said it could only hold 32GB.
can i use amd radeon hd 6770 msi md 1gb graphics card on this motherboard??
You can virtually use any video card you want with full performance as long as ram and CPU are good variants for it. Only thing you can't do with this board is SLI. But you can CAN crossfire though.
will this overclock my fx 6300 to 4.5 ghz with no issues?
It most definitely will. With proper cooling of course. :) and giving the basics of overclocking safely.
can i use this with my fx-8350 and r9 280x?
hi all, im thinking of upgrading my graphics card from HD 7770 to GTX 660 ti or above, does this motherboard support anykind of anvidia, even if it is AMD based chip set ?
Yes, that is exactly what I am using.
can i upgrade my GPU to this mobo with my FX 6350 ? or is this mobo bottleneck in GPU ?


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Microwave assisted local heating for biomedical applications
Brunel University London Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Many biomedical applications require DNA amplifications and isothermal amplification is a technique used to address these requirements. Read more
Supervisors: Dr N Nilavalan, Prof W Balachandran
Year round applications PhD Research Project
PhD Research Project
PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.
Self-Funded PhD Students Only
This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.
Ageing-related pre-mRNA splicing of LMNA gene
Brunel University London Biosciences
The aim is to investigate the molecular mechanism of the pre-mRNA splicing event which outcome could then be modulated to slow the ageing process. Read more
Supervisor: Dr E Makarov
Interplay between genetic and environmental factors and risk of cardiovascular disease
Brunel University London Health Sciences
Cardiovascular diseases including hypertension, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and stroke are the leading causes of mortality worldwide and are expected to keep rising. Read more
Supervisor: Dr R Pazoki
Involvement of the matrix protein SPARC in the dynamic interaction between tumour and host cells
Tumour growth depends on the crosstalk between malignant and surrounding stromal cells (fibroblasts, osteoblasts, endothelial cells and inflammatory cells). Read more
Supervisors: Dr G Stenbeck, Dr E Karteris
Clustering in bioinformatics
There are many bioinformatics datasets available publically. Extracting consistent information from these require development of novel techniques and tools. Read more
Supervisor: Prof AK Nandi
Investigating Therapeutic Effect of Different Antioxidants in Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA)
Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by epigenetic silencing of the frataxin gene. It is the most common inherited ataxia, affecting 1:50,000 Caucasians, and is characterised by neurodegeneration, cardiomyopathy, diabetes mellitus and skeletal deformities. Read more
Supervisor: Dr S Anjomani-Virmouni
Developing new antibody-based therapeutics for neuroblastoma
Metastatic neuroblastoma is a cancer of the nervous system that kills the majority of the affected children. Although there have been tremendous advances in the understanding of the molecular causes of the disease, patients are still treated with highly toxic mixtures of chemicals and radiation. Read more
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Punjab Health Department Jobs 2019 District Wise advertisements and download application form with requirements of vacant following mentioned positions complete procedure to apply online. Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Punjab announces various jobs for DHQ and THQ of 36 districts along with its specification. Certain jobs are also in pipeline and going to announce gradually.Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Punjab invites applications from qualified, dynamic and experienced individuals having domicile of Punjab. Here we provide you Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Punjab jobs NTS online application form, shortlisted candidates for test as well as for interview and final results are dispatched here.
This initiative will not only revamp the health structure in hospitals but also eradicate the unemployment up to some extent. National Testing Service in Pakistan is involved in making arrangements for Conduction of tests, results, interviews and final results for these mentioned jobs accordingly. This recruitment process has been categorized and divided into 3-phase. All 3 phase are essential and interdependent.
All govt employees are also eligible through proper channel.The provincial quotas shall be applicable for the aforesaid posts 15% for women, 5% for minority and 3% for disabled persons.The competent authority reserves the right not to fill/increase/decrease the number of vacancies or cancel the recruitment process without revealing no reason. For further update with respect to schedule, test deadline and final result please stay in touch with us.
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These aforementioned jobs are on schedule and going into final phase. These posts encompass various qualifications like M.com/MBA, MCS, MSc, Pharm-D, LL.B, C.A, ACCA, B.Sc, B.com, B.A, F.A/FSs/ICS/I.COM along with 1-2 years relevant experience.
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The Environmental Investment Centre (EIC) is about to support the timber undertaking Purutuli OÜ with EUR 609,000 and the mining undertaking AS Kiviluks with EUR 623,250. The support is intended to enhance the resource efficiency of undertakings, with the corresponding funds provided by the European Regional Development Fund.
The application round of the environmental programme of the Foundation Environmental Investment Centre (EIC) for forestry and the protection of atmospheric air received 13 project applications in the total sum of 349,717 euros.
Today, on 28 August at 1 PM, the renovated area of Keila railway station along with the accompanying cycle and pedestrian tracks and car parks will be opened in Keila. The total cost of the project is 983,417 euros, to which the state provides 681,055 euros from the resources of the European Cohesion Fund through the Environmental Investment Centre (EIC).
The state-owned foundation Environmental Investment Centre (EIC) supports the reconstruction and expansion of the water management infrastructure of Kroodi creek near Maardu with 4,246,810 euros from the Cohesion Fund to which the beneficiary, OÜ Kroodi Vesi, will add another 637,021 euros. As a result of the works, the environmental risks related to Kroodi creek have been managed for time to come.
The state-owned foundation Environmental Investment Centre (EIC) is providing EUR 2.23 million in support for the construction of 12 filling stations that will offer bio-methane fuelling capability. The financial support will be allocated from the European Union Cohesion Fund.
The Supervisory Board of the Environmental Investments Centre decided to support 728 projects from the environmental programme in the amount of EUR 20,317,062. Projects from ten fields across Estonia will be supported. Also, Siim Kiisler, the Minister of the Environment, was appointed the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of EIC.
Through Foundation Environmental Investments Centre (EIC), the state will support 22 street lighting renovation projects with a total of EUR 9,952,992, to which the realisers of the projects will add EUR 5,384,540 in self-financing. The grant is being financed from the European Union Cohesion Fund.
Yesterday evening, on 24 May, during the finals of the students' energy and resource saving contest Negavatt, organised by the Environmental Investments Centre (EIC), the three best projects were selected, the leaders of which received EUR 10,000 to realise their idea.
The EIC called on voters to cast their votes for the best environmental projects. As a result of a week-long public poll, winners were announced in all fifteen counties. The 75 environmental projects submitted for the competition received a total of 2,674 votes on the EIC's Facebook page. Projects from different fields are represented: from big railway infrastructure and water management projects to school study programmes, which the state funded through the EIC.
The Environmental Investments Centre (EIC) invites you to choose the County Ant for the seventh time. You can choose your favourite from among the 75 environmental projects that were completed last year and which can be found on the EIC's Facebook page. You can vote until 10.00 on 15 May.


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Tobias Rehberger announced as London Dazzle artist
We are very pleased to confirm Tobias Rehberger as the contemporary artist 'dazzling' the HMS President (1918) in London.
Rehberger joins Carlos Cruz-Diez, who will be dazzling the historic pilot ship, the Edmund Gardner in Liverpool.
The HMS President (1918) served during the First World War as one of the ships painted in camouflage, designed to confuse German U-Boats.
You can visit the HMS President (1918) on Victoria Embankment from July.


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The Mother-Baby Relationship Begins At Birth
Photo de Kristina Paukshtite provenant de Pexels
Recently in the news, there was a 21-year-old, soon to be mother, who went into labour the day she had to take a final Babies Bound with Their Mothersexam. Her professor did not allow her to postpone the final, so she ended up taking the final exam in the hospital while she was having contractions 3 minutes apart.
Good for this mother for being determined to finish the final in such difficult circumstances! But where was the compassion and concern from her professor?
There are much more important things in life than taking a final, such as giving birth!
The last thing on this mother's mind should not have been her final exam, but on having a baby and being able to bond with the baby right after birth.
On the subject of mother-baby bonding, some people may disagree with the title of this post, which suggests that mothers and babies begin to bond at birth.
Truthfully bonding probably begins when the baby is still in the womb. It's been well established that babies while in the womb have auditory capabilities, which allows the baby to hear his or her mother's voice as she talks and sings.
Perhaps the reason babies are capable of hearing while in the womb is nature's way of helping the baby to bond with the mother and to help the baby to recognize his or her mother's voice right after birth.
I would imagine the birthing process to be quite traumatic for a baby. From the baby's perspective, he is 8 or 9 pounds and has to squeeze through a hole the size of bagel and ends up entering the world with a cone head because of it.
Not only is it a tight squeeze, but he goes from a cosy 98.6-degree environment to a 70-degree delivery room. That has to be shocked by the system!
Then what about taking that first gulp of air as the lungs start to function? While in the womb, a baby does not need her lungs. A baby receives all her oxygen from the mother's blood which flows from the mother to the baby through the umbilical cord.
At birth, once the umbilical cord is clamped off, the lungs need to start working for oxygen to continue to circulate in the baby's bloodstream. I imagine that has to be a bit of a shock for a baby to take its first gulp of air!
From a baby's perspective, it must be traumatic being born, but it must be extremely comforting for the baby to hear it's mother's voice, crystal-clear and unmuffled, for the first time.
Nature does some wonderful things for babies and mothers in helping them bond with each other.


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Volkswagen Dieselgate Not First Emissions Cheating Scandal in U.S.
By Jesse Sokolow on 20 October 2015
While the Volkswagen emissions scandal has been in automotive and business headlines for over a month, it isn't the first.
In October 1998, the Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency announced a record $83.4 million fine against makers of diesel engines. Seven makers of diesel engines for trucks – among them Caterpillar, Cummins, Detroit Diesel, Mack Trucks, Navistar, and Volvo – had installed defeat devices in the software monitoring the emissions of heavy trucks.The seven sold 1.3 million heavy-duty diesel engines with the defeat devices that allowed the engine to pass EPA emissions tests and turned off emissions controls during highway driving.
At the time, the emissions from these engines were found to be as much as three times the permitted levels. The EPA said that the settlement was the largest civil penalty to date and that the settlement would prevent 75 million tons of harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions nationwide by 2025. The EPA also said that the seven companies would spend more than one billion dollars to resolve the problem and bring the engines into compliance.
In the 1990s, Ford Motor Company and American Honda Motor Company both paid fines after having illegally sold vehicles and engines equipped with defeat devices that prevented emission-control systems from working as required.
The Honda case involved 1.6 million 1996 and 1997 Accords, Civics, Preludes, Odysseys, and Acuras, as well as 1995 Honda Civics, while Ford had installed systems to defeat emission-controls in 60,000 1997 Ford Econoline vans.
Justice Dept. Sues Volkswagen Over Dieselgate
Volkswagen, Audi Ordered to Recall 500,000 Vehicles after EPA Accuses Automaker of Cheating on Emissions Testing
Volkswagen Posts $1.83 Billion Q3 Loss in Wake of Dieselgate Scandal
Porsche Says 'Auf Wiedersehen' to Diesels in Wake of Dieselgate Scandal


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Phthalates are endocrine disruptors, which interfere with the body's hormone function and also are linked to breast cancer, although the studies have only fueled controversy.
Keep in mind there are dozens of lymph nodes close to the armpit and breasts that your chemical laden deodorant is touching every day.
According to the good doctor, Joseph Mercola: "Your body doesn't naturally stink; the bacteria living in your body only react with what you "feed" them. The smell in your armpit won't be offensive if it's just perspiring excess minerals and healthy metabolic waste products; however, it will stink if your body is sweating toxic byproducts which come from eating meat and processed refined food." Let's face it, it's not convenient to forego deodorant, unpleasant things can happen like really stubborn B.O.
Although the heart is willing when you stink it's hard to push through and easy to give up. When that's the case, try the Arm Pit Detox it can help your body get back to its natural state of clean perspiration faster. Flush out the old bacteria and chemical residue and DIY deodorants will work better for you! To all of my friends who gave up on making the switch, please, please try again! Let's talk about the ingredients and why! I love anything with Rosemary and Lavender combined and they continue to be brilliant together in this context too. Both EOs are anti-microbial, great deodorizers!
Organic apple cider vinegar can help to balance the body's pH, and creates an overall detoxification of the body. It's not irritating like baking soda can be but has the same powerful detox properties and is a nice healer to dab on any rashes or bumps that may present themselves during the arm pit detox. Try to resist using your new natural deodorant for at least one week, two is better! Let the detox work it's magic, get those pores cleaned out and functioning properly and then begin your love affair with a healthy deodorant choice.
Add essential oils and one tablespoon of ACV to a 2 oz bottle, fill with water.
Before going to bed, give the bottle a gentle shake and spray both armpits. Let the spray dry and get a good nights rest!
Next day, repeat the process! You may need to wash your armpits several times during the first 2 or 3 days but that will be short-lived, you should see your body respond to the detox reasonably well after 5 days! Don't give up!
1. The length of this process will vary for everyone but like I said, don't give up! If you work away from home, take your detox spray with you and refresh during the day if you have to. This too shall pass, you can do it! 2. Take time for an Epsom salt or magnesium chloride detox foot bath at night, this too will speed the process of cleansing. 3. If you have any of the blend left over, use Arm Pit Detox Spray as a final rinse for your hair. Don't rinse it out, just enjoy the shine! Best of luck, you can do it!!
I had terrible luck trying a natural deodorant years ago and gave up. Due to a recent illness I decided to try again. I started by using a bentonite clay mask on my pits every morning before showering for several weeks. In addition to the mask I tried several DIY recipes but didn't find one I liked. I found this recipe, and although it says it's a detox, turns out I've been using this as my deodorant and it is working great for me. Sometimes I apply it more than once a day, but most the time once a day works just fine. I also try to do the clay mask periodically. I never dreamed I would be able to get off the clinical strength commercial products. So happy with this simple and inexpensive alternative!
I haven't used chemical deodorants for over 10 years now. I didn't like how once they made me stink worse then without. Also the warning labels. I don't shave ,afraid of razors. And I try to keep everything as clean as possible. I like the detox idea and am willing to try it. Hopefully for postive outcome.
This is perfect. I started using acv in the shower on sweaty parts. Anyway, it got me to thinking of going antiperspirant free. So i tried it. A natural deodorant worked for a few days. Then there was an event so I put on antiperspirant….and i used it for the last two days and stink worse!! So, I did some research and learned about detoxing and found this article. So, I am ditching the antiperspirant again and doing this detox. I must have been in it when I switched back to the antiperspirant…because the antiperspirant truly did not work at all. Also, one pit always smells worse than the other, anyone else get that?
I am so glad to detox. Thankyou for the information and recipe!!
I have tried natural brands of deodorant, even making my own, and nothing worked. I started using men's deodorant over 5 years ago, maybe more, and that still didn't leave me smelling as fresh as I would like. I did this pit detox above for 3 days and I smell AWESOME!! I have been telling everyone about it because I am so amazed at the results, and now the natural deodorants are working perfectly. Thank you for the info- life changing!
I am definitely going to try this. I am still trying to find a natural deodorant that works for me. I've made my own but I got a rash from the baking soda, so I'm still researching alternatives.
Love this idea. I made your home-made deodorant and it works pretty well. I had to change up the recipe and add a smidge beeswax, as the baking soda irritated my pittos. (TMI?) It makes it easy to detox since I'm home alone almost all day, because you will def. smell for a few days!
I am so glad you posted this. I quit using deodorant years ago when they felt the aluminum might be the cause of Alzheimers. Then they came out with all these new "clinical" deodorants. My daughter has used them and all of her light shirts are stained "black" around the armpit area. I recently went to Arizona and felt I would need some deodorant. One use and I also suffered the "black" staining on my bra and light clothes. I used it for just a couple of days but the staining effect took a good week to get out of my system after I stopped using the deodorant. OBVIOUSLY it was the deodorant causing some sort of nasty chemical reaction because I have not had that problem since I stopped the deodorant. I have also never found anything that takes those "black" stains out of clothing, so I really feel people should think twice about using that stuff!
Try using arrowroot powder instead of baking powder. I've also seen deodorant recipes around that are roll-on that don't have baking soda—I think they're witch hazel based.
I just made some up and sprayed it on even though I have some magnesium oil stuff on from yesterday. Also should I try this spray periodically to keep bacteria down even after detox? I haven't used anything but truly natural deodorants (tried many) for nearly a year, but they still aren't working that great so I wonder if I should use this spray regularly, like before bed every night, even after the detox? Then apply natural deodorant in the a.m?
Did you mean to say: try to resist using your old deodorant for 1 week?
Is it okay if the witch hazel has another scent or aloe vera. I can not find one that is pure witch hazel without alcohol that doesn't have something else in it.
Donna, you can certainly switch rosemary out for something else like lemon or melaleuca!
Just one kinda silly question. We all know the need to shave often (if you are a shaver) and my "pits" are very "bumpy". I guess is the way to describe them. Anyway, I know that rosemary can stimulate hair growth and I was wondering if that applies to the "pits" too? I don't need anything that causes me to need to shave more often than I do now. I REALLY hate that raw feeling right after shaving so I tend to put it off for too long as it is. (eww, I know, right!).
Ahhhhh, a friend turned me on to Camp Wander a few moths back and I have been a daily visitor ever since. One of my last jumps to attempting to live with nature has been giving up my very nonnatural deodorant. And tonight before I got into bed I was examining my pits in the mirror thinking I really need to give it another try. So I hopped into bed and jumped on to camp wander website and taaadaaaa!!! Another reason why I'm so thankful for this website. Excited to get this going.
I would like to add as a personal testimony that EO's and the arrowroot/natural baking soda combo actually work. I live in Florida, and work in an office that is often too warm. Since my commercial deodorant was regularly failing me, I decided to give this combo a try about 3 months ago.. I haven't been disappointed. Sure my pits feel a little slick some times, but there is no odor and no longer deodorant residue on my clothes. Thank you for your post and continuing to provide us with information that is relevant to our lives.
I just wanted to add, I have not needed any form of deodorant since, not even my homemade wonderful stuff.
Ok, so i jumped into this recipe wholeheartedly. In college i was a runner and I developed an infection in my armpit that lead to large infected cycts under my arms that needed to be taken care of by a surgeon. He told me that it happens alot because deodorant clogs up the pores and then we sweat and the waste product cant leave the body. Unfortunately his idea of not using deodorant was not heeded at the age of 20. Now 20 years later I am making the connection. I have used this mixure for the past 10 days. Day three… not so pleasant… i stunk. But after a good shower I have not had any body odor and it has been blistering hot all week. I do sweat, but it is good and clean. I have even convinced my husband to try it.
What can you use in place of filtered water?
I omit the water and have been using full strength ACV with some EOs for my deodorant. I can't believe how well it works! I've been using it for almost 2 months now. I don't smell like vinegar and there is no body odor. I also use the magnesium oil (love it) for the rest of my body, but I think I will also try it as a deodorant, just to compare.
I'm a stickler for organic, in my opinion…yes!
Does the vinegar have to be organic?
I don't sweat a lot but when I get really hot I definitely start to get a little stinky. I feel like deodorant helps with sweat but doesn't always help with the smell 100%. So I've been rubbing on a little almond oil with Lavendar E.O. and Melalueca E.O. and I have no oder. I don't use deodorant with it, just the oil combo.
Thank you so much for the arm-pit detox! I use it every night before bed and then during the day I use an aluminum free/natural deodorant. I have no odor in my "pits". My 9 yr old uses it too and loves it. We both started using it at the peak of summer in the Texas heat, and it worked! Do you have any ideas of natural deodorants sprays?
Thank you so much for this post!!! I've been wanting to transition to natural deodorants for a long time but would smell so bad I'd give up. This mist made it tolerable and now my natural deodorant lasts me all day, even in the hot Montana August heat! Again, thanks!!!!
Don't give up yet, you're so close!! If you have any alcohol free witch hazel or rosewater you could spritz your underarm area, keep the ACV swipes going too!
Ugh, I stink SO bad!! I've tried several times in the past to convert to natural deodorants and even made my own but always quit. The one that worked had baking soda which caused a painful rash. So now I'm doing this detox and I spell like onions!!! Today is day 3 and I'm SO ready to quit. Help!!! How much longer?? I don't eat a lot of red meat and I have fruit daily. Veggies if not daily every other day.
Just found your site on Pinterest. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I've been using "natural deodorants" for quite some time now, but everybody tells me that they aren't doing their job. That I still smell. Frankly, I'm just a heavy sweater (TMI), but I can't help it. I'm definitely going to try this and see if it helps.
Going to give this a try – I've had issues since I was a pre-teen (now 31) with excessive sweating and once I got into my mid to late 20's I started having issues with horrible b.o. even with prescription strength anti-perspirant/deodorant. It gets so bad that I still smell after a long, hot, shower. I won't even get into the amount of shirts and bras that have been ruined from deodorant stains over the years (they also still smell after being washed). I just (a few days ago) switched to an all natural deodorant (cornstarch, coconut oil, tea tree oil, and lavender EO) so I'm hoping that will help.
Ok I'm confused, if its a detox do I have to go without using regular deodorant for a week or 2 then make this DIY spritz to use regularly?
I forgot to rate the arm-pit detox. Here goes! I LOVE it!!!!!
Barb, I would recommend you try this first instead of adding EOs to a neti pot – see if it works for you!
I feel like you are the only other person in the world that has had the exact same problem as me! I feel like I smell all the time and my shirts still smell even after I've washed them. Sometimes multiple times! I'm beginning to think I need to go see a doctor or something!
Another question…I like to use my Neti pot with a saline solution. Is there an essential oil that I can add to this to boost up the cleansing of sinus?
Hello! I like this recipe for deodorants for the "pits." I have been using rubbing alcohol as my deodorant. I had read somewhere this is what people used years ago before commerical deodorants became available.
Love your web site, Rebecca.
Sorry, I can confuse…so I've been told! Sarah, use the spray as often you need to and stick with it if you can! It's harder for some than others but worth it.
Hmmm…none of those are very gentle for underarms Carolyn. Perhaps Lemon with a carrier oil like solid coconut oil.
I thought that i had purchased lavender eo but can't find it now. What can I substitute for the lavender? Peppermint, cinnamon, lemon on hand.
Is this recipe strictly for women, would you change any of the listed ingredients for a mans use? My husband's pits get terribly stinky and rather quickly. Unfortunately, he is fine with using the commercial, bad for you stuff, though I wish he wouldn't, and that doesn't even always work or only works for a short period of time. Suggestions ? Thanks !
Perfectly safe in my opinion to use long term (feet too) – so happy for you, woo!!
I have been using this arm pit detox and havent had any arm pit odor at all.
Is it safe to use this long term as a daily deodorant ? Do you know if this would work for stinky feet, or do you have a different remedy for stinky feet?
Thyme might be a good alternative for you.
My son has epilepsy and I try not to use rosemary around him. What is a good EO to replace it in the armpit detox and other things.
I didn't have Rosemary EO on hand so I substituted Lemongrass EO and on day 3 I still STINK! Probably not as bad as I think because my teenage daughters would let me know. Hopefully this will soon pass!
A great detox for all!
You say "The length of this process will vary for everyone but like I said, don't give up!" How do you know when the detox is over and u are good to start using natural deodorant? I have been on it for a week and half and it hasn't been bad at all. Only had a day or 2 where I felt even a little stinky and I just put on the essential oil roll ons to ward off the smell. My friend said she sweat out gunk and stuff but I haven't seen anything. Should I just keep doing only the ACV and see what happens?
Hi, I was wondering.. for the detox, can i just do the detox every night and then apply the natural deodorant in the morning? I currently use degree and i sweat like crazy and when i workout, it smells so i was planning on switching to the natural deodorant.
Where do I find the recipe for homemade deodorant?
I'm on day 5 of the detox but I made my spray up with grapefruit and eucalyptus oils as that's what I had to hand that was anti bacterial, just wondered if I'm affecting my chances of it working properly? I usually sweat quite heavily and smell pretty bad without any deodorant so I have been pleasantly surprised this hasn't been too bad! I'm so hoping it works for me as well as I has for others, really need the natural deodorant to start working better!
Alicia, I'm so sorry to hear this! I would stop using the deodorant and research the ingredients to see if there's something in the ingredients that you may have been sensitive to in the past. Soothe with organic coconut oil or aloe vera gel, drink a good amount of water and by all means, seek medical assistance if you're concerned about infection.
Hi, just found this article. I tried an all natural deodorant (Green Tidings) for 2 days and had a horrible rash reaction that caused me to stop. A couple days later I now have large lumps underneath both armpits causing discomfort and pain. I'm about ready to contact my doctor but I am not sure if this is normal or a sign of infection or detox. Any help appreciated!
Hello, I wanted to leave a comment today after doing this cleanse for the past few weeks. LOVED it!
I am a beginner/intermediate herbalist, living and loving this lifestyle for 3 years now. I love all things herbal and natural, but have always had difficulty with natural deodorants, even store-bought versions. Not even knowing how I ended up here on your site, as soon as I read this post I had a "well duh!" moment and mixed up some spray. I made certain to clean my armpits each night before bed, I figured this couldn't hurt. I didn't notice anything until day 8, when holy cats, my pits were stinky! It was awesome! I couldn't believe how thrilled I was to stink, knowing my body works as it should. On day 12, the stink was gone and I am now ready to give homemade deodorants another try, but honestly, I wonder if I need them now.
Thanks for posting this, so simple and helpful. Have a lovely day!
In my opinion, not always, when you're using a pure essential oil like Spark Naturals Melaleuca however, a carrier oil is NEVER a bad idea!
Hi, I was just wondering, doesn't tea tree oil have to be used with a carrier oil, before applying to the skin?
I never had any body odor until I switched to Tom's last summer, and ever since I have had horrible BO under my armpits, regardless of whether I sweat a lot. I am going to give this a try. Could I substitute the oils for just tea tree oil?
Hi Liv – I'm not familiar with apple vinegar vs apple cider vinegar. I know you can find great brands of ACV like Bragg on Amazon.
Yes – this would be a great substitution! Be sure to do a small test area first.
I can't use rosemary but can I substitute it with tea tree oil??
Hi Jenn – welcome to the party! You can start this protocol right away, just try to forgo your natural deodorant while you do the detox – up to 2 weeks.
Hi! I'm a little late to the party but I just found this and want to try it!
I'm a little confused…and want to make sure I do it right! You go without any deoderant at all for 1-2 weeks…..then use the detox spray? How often during the day do you use it and for how long (2 wks) then after the 4 wks start using the natural deoderant??
Yes, you could certainly try tea tree as a replacement for rosemary and lavender. Use it for 5 days and if there's no sign of irritation extend the length of time if you like.
I do not have rosemary or lavender oil but I do have tea tree oil, Is it the oils (rosemary and lavender) that do the detoxing or is it the apple cider vinegar? Can I use tea tree oil water and tea tree oil? and use it more than 5 days. I have been using over the counter deoderants and started using Toms, but still have problems with odor, I dont do much sweating unless I've worked out. Thank you for any information.
In my opinion – yes. There are many advantages to detoxing occasionally. So many toxins can enter our bodies from the environment around us and after a while it's good to refresh our systems!
I have a question, I'm already using natural deodorant, and it works pretty well. But would it be a good idea to do this detox?
I wish I had this recipe 5 or so years ago. I gave up commercial deoderants about 15 yrs ago but gave in and used a really nice smelling secret for 6 months. I had a very bad build up that resulted in a further 6 months if painful detox and healing. I stopped shaving and haven't been able to use any type of deoderant (natural or otherwise) since. Only if my kids stick thier face under my arms do I get complaints. But recently I have been battling yeast infections under my arms. I am wondering if this recipe may help rebalance the ph environment of my under arms.
This is a detox treatment for between stopping commercial deoderants and starting a natural deoderant. To which it is suggested you give all deoderants a break and use the detox to speed up the cleansing process that starts when you stop commercial deoderants.
New to essential oils. Wanting to try this. My daughter is sensitive to lavender. What else could we use in place of lavender? I really enjoy your blog.
However, i do have to ask if this detox concoction alone is good enought to remove the toxins from the body?
I have read somewhere that i need to drink Chlorophyll together with your detox recipe for a faster detox.
I really hope you'll reply to my concern.
Has anyone had issues with this stinging when you apply it for about a minute? I am done with week 2 and have had very little smelly issues but it stings right after I apply, even if I didn't shave that morning. Am I doing something wrong? I haven't had issues with any of the ingredients on my skin before when I used them for other things.
I have the large infected cysts as well. Over 10 years. And haven't used deodorants in even longer. I'm eondering if i can use just acv and water due yo the fact im allergic to lavender and can't stand rosemary.
Donna, Have you ever tried waxing ? You don't have to do it as often as shaving.
Wow, Thanks so much for this. So easy to make, smells good and works. You could actually use it for a deoderant. I use this at night and scratch mommys recipe with the diatomaceous earth (modified of course)in it during the day at work. Also if you don't have the essential oils on hand try a lemon or lime slice. It worked all day for me; better than Secret. I think even the plain vinegar would work. I actually used Highly fermented komucha a few times. But I love this because the smell is nice!
Charisse, thanks for you question. All I can tell you is that process alone has worked for many to clear pores under the arms from years of deodorant buildup and bacteria but of course, feel free to make additions!
Yes, you want to let your armpits clear the junk out and that skin will need to breathe to do so.
Do I only spray this at night and do nothing during the day? Wanted to begin asap!


Excess is the amount you pay towards your car insurance claims. All car insurance policies come with excess.
There are two types of excess: compulsory and voluntary.
Compulsory excess is the minimum amount you have to pay when you make a claim. This is usually around £200.
Voluntary excess is what you choose to pay on top of your compulsory excess. It usually ranges from between £50 and £1,000.
Total excess is the combined cost.
Many insurers offer several options for excess. The more you agree to contribute, the lower your premium will be.
Young drivers usually have a higher compulsory excess. Drivers younger than 21 pay the most, under-25s the second-most, and everyone else pays the same.
Luxury cars also tend to be charged a higher excess.
You pay car insurance excess when you make a claim. Excess only counts towards your own claim, not anyone else's.
If you claim £1,000, your insurer might set a £250 compulsory excess. If your voluntary excess is £100, your insurer pays the other £650.
Paying a higher voluntary excess lowers your insurance premiums.
It will cost you more when you make a claim, but it can save you more money in the long term.
Your voluntary excess should be as high as you can comfortably afford. This gives you the lowest possible premiums without the risk you won't be able to pay it if you make a claim.
You can increase your voluntary excess later.
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The credit hire company claims these costs back from the insurer of the driver who cause the damage to your car.
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Venezuela's opposing forces fight for stashed gold in London
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To suit their political aims, both President Nicholas Maduro and his Western-backed opponent, Juan Guaido, want to withdraw Venezuelan gold stashed in the Bank of England's deposits in London.
The Venezuelan political deadlock between President Nicholas Maduro and Juan Guadio, the opposition leader and the president of the country's Congress, has manifested itself in various forms in recent years.
Most recently, the two powerful political figures have begun to fight over $1bn of their country's 14 tonnes of gold that is deposited with the Bank of England in London for safekeeping. They are each suggesting they have the legitimate political mandate to use the deposits.
Since the latest presidential elections in 2018, Maduro's government and his presidency have been challenged by Guaido, who declared himself as interim president claiming the elections were fraudulent. But the military, and a crucial part of Venezuelan society, stands for Maduro, a situation that ultimately prevents Guaido from ousting Maduro.
Citing the political uncertainty and the problem with authority in Venezuela, the Bank of England (BoE) has refused to release the bullion to the Maduro government, leading the Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) - controlled by the president - to apply to the High Court in London to elicit an order to get the gold out.
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido speaks during a news conference after Venezuela's pro-government supreme court replaced the leaders of two key opposition parties, months ahead of legislative elections in Caracas, Venezuela June 17, 2020. (Manaure Quintero / Reuters Archive)
The court is expected to rule in the next three days.
Caracas, which has been hit by both an economic crisis and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, faces US sanctions but still desperately needs to strengthen its health sector in order to bolster its response to the devastating virus.
"This is a humanitarian emergency. The Bank of England's continued intransigence is putting lives at risk," said Sarosh Zaiwalla, a lawyer, representing the BCV.
The Maduro government's requests amount to approximately 15 percent of Venezuela's foreign currency reserves from the BoE.
"Venezuela has been denied access to its resources during an international crisis. In effect, the nation's gold reserves in the BoE are being held hostage to political factors dictated by the foreign policy of the United States and certain of its allies," Zaiwalla added, referring to the Guaido-supporting Western bloc.
A security officer stands outside the Bank of England in London, Britain, March 23, 2020. (Toby Melville / Reuters Archive)
Like many other countries, Venezuela stores its gold in the Bank of England. It is the second-largest keeper of gold in the world, storing nearly 400,000 bars of gold worth more than 200 billion pounds ($250bn) on the premises controlled by the City of London.
The New York Federal Reserve is the world's biggest caretaker of gold.
Albanian gold at the hands of BoE
Venezuela is not the first country to have trouble in accessing its own gold from the BoE. Long before the socialist-led Latin American country encountered hurdles, the former communist republic, Albania, was unable to claim its own bars back.
During World War II, Albania was invaded by Nazi Germany who went on to take over their reserves in gold. When the US, Britain and France claimed victory, the trio confiscated the country's gold and stored it at the BoE.
Due to Albania becoming a communist state, and therefore an ally of the Soviet Union, the three nations who were just some behind the founding of NATO, refused the country access to its stash.
With the fall of the communist bloc in 1991, Albania moved away from the Russian sphere of influence, and in effect, laid the political ground to start negotiations over the gold that was lost somewhere between Tirana's grasp and the deciding three countries.
Nearly five decades later, in 1996, Albania was able to claim 6.5m of gold, weighing 1,574kg, from the BoE.
But it was only half of what was confiscated. The other half was used to compensate the US and British claims over the political disputes they had had with communist Albania after WWII.
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Water has shaped Chinese history. Yet, scholars have not thoroughly explored how water became an important space that shaped the life of many communities in the Chinese society. Delving into the case of Wenzhou, a southeast Chinese city with extensive water systems and rich experiences with rivers and oceans, this module examines the spatial history of water surrounding this city. As this module demonstrates, water in a city does not occur as merely a natural resource or a channel of transport; instead, it is a contested zone wherein a variety of actors negotiated local order, engaged in communal water politics, developed social organizations, and fostered cultural and religious life.
Wenzhou is located in the southeastern region of Zhejiang—around 200 miles south of Shanghai and near the northern border of the Fujian province. Facing the East China Sea and being at the periphery of the Western Pacific Ocean, Wenzhou had long served as a port for fisheries and coastal trade. Since the surrounding Yandang Mountains blocked Wenzhou's land routes to the prosperous Jiangnan region and the southern provinces, the inhabitants of the city heavily relied on water routes in order to associate with the neighboring regions. The geographical location and the continued coastal trade turned Wenzhou into a major trade center in southeast China. In 1876, Wenzhou became a treaty port open to foreign countries and continued to develop its maritime trade and water transportation.
The coastal environment had significantly shaped Wenzhou's economy and society. Trade, fisheries, and salt production remained the major economic activities along the coastal areas. Smuggling and piracy were common occurrences as traders hid in the surrounding waters and used the isles and the fishing villages as their bases. The mountainous isolation made it difficult for the state to deploy troops or extend its administrative reach to Wenzhou. Many pirates and smugglers thus continued to flourish around the seas, and had maintained wide connections with both local communities and the nearby regions, including Taizhou and Fujian. Yet, it was also because of such geographical features that many political regimes set up maritime defense infrastructures and made Wenzhou an important strategic region.
Against the same backdrop, the waters surrounding the city profoundly structured the daily life in Wenzhou. The inhabitants built seawalls and water gates to prevent flooding, especially during typhoons and rainy seasons. They also drew boundaries on the land along the seawalls, and competed for resources for cultivation and fishery. The three rivers that flowed from the western mountains to the eastern sea divided the city into several subordinate counties. Therefore, canals were built between rivers for irrigation and transportation purposes, forming an extensive water system—the Wenruitang River. The locals viewed this river as "the mother river of the Wenzhou people" because it nourished the lands of the Wenzhou Plain and connected the scattered regions through its canal channels. The density of water networks made Lucy Soothill (1857–1931), who served Methodist missionary in Wenzhou for nearly 25 years (1884–1907), call this city the "Venice of China." Furthermore, due to sand accumulation and the emergence of new lands, the old seawalls along the coast gradually merged into the canals of the Wenruitang system. Such dynamic formation of canal system, as well as the accompanied demarcation of new lands amongst local communities, had become an integral part in the formation of the Wenzhou Plain. Thereby, as this module asserts, Wenzhou represents a distinctive example of a "water town" (shuixiang)—an urban settlement not only located in close proximity to a water body but also manifesting frequent interactions between water and local communities.
While water deeply influenced the life of local communities, it was also a site and implement for actors with varied interests and agendas to manipulate local politics and social relations. Villagers across the Wenzhou Plain used canals, seawalls, water gates, and bridges to mark the boundaries between different communities. The locals constantly relied on dragon boat rituals to set up cross-regional networks. The villages joined the ritual alliances to participate in communal affairs, and used dragon boat racing to compete with the other villages for social, political, and natural resources. Local cults were also developed around the waters, one such ritual is the "Send a Boat" practice wherein a boat is sent to the water with the belief that it would expel plague. All in all, the waters of Wenzhou have caused local communities to develop their distinctive cultures, and demonstrated the diverse experiences and contesting strategies belonging to different communities across the plain.
Consequently, this module contends that water in Wenzhou has constituted an important space and is a contested zone wherein regimes and local actors had constantly negotiated local order and socio-political relations. The water space in Wenzhou, which was vastly built on the water, was intertwined with ecological, social, and political structures of southeast China. It reveals how local people acted, perceived, and responded to the maneuvering of water and the associated matters. It also reflects upon the complex layers of experiences involving the water, including how actors from varied strata developed contesting strategies regarding the distribution of social, cultural, and political resources. Moreover, as this module argues, the water in Wenzhou has created a zone that is similar to what Mary Louise Pratt calls the "contact zone"—the "social spaces where cultures meet, clash and grapple with each other, often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power." This module further demonstrates, the competing powers and villages across the Wenzhou Plain had formed up an arena through constant adaptation and negotiation in which local actors manipulated the ways of approaching and dealing with waters.
This module explores four aspects of the spatial history of Wenzhou waters. First, it examines the evolution of the Wenruitang River. This water system contains natural streams originating from mountains and other main rivers. It also contains canals that were built after the accumulation of sand. Residents built these canals not only for irrigation, but also for boundary-making purposes. The abandoned seawalls now serve as markers between communities. Thus, the entire "tang" river system continued to expand, while communities consistently divided new lands based on economic and social deliberation. Drawing on the newly available archives and local sources, this module elaborates on, and maps, the development of the Wenruitang River during the modern era (circa 1800s–1950s), which includes the construction of seawalls, water gates, and canals. It also explores the political and economic causes behind each major change the river went through, with a focus on the interaction between the environment and local communities.
The second aspect focuses on festivals and rituals. While canals became an integral part of daily life in Wenzhou, they also served as an important site during festivals and entertainment time, including the famous dragon boat races and performances. Similar to many regions in China, Wenzhou celebrated the dragon boat festival in every county. Due to the fact that this tradition was deeply embedded in popular religions and local politics, local communities utilized this competition as a way to settle disputes and restructure their relationships with neighboring villages. Recent studies have demonstrated how the festival varies regionally in terms of rituals, deities, performances, and dates. Sources also reveal how local officials frequently banned dragon boat races because they caused fighting, injuries, and drowning. Focusing on the ways in which dragon boat practices were enforced, challenged, and manipulated, this examines the dynamics of festivals and rituals on Wenzhou's waters.
The third aspect throws light on the ritual of "Send a Boat" and its connections with Wenzhou's local religion and communities. Due to fear of the spreading pandemic, Wenzhou people developed local cults in order to expel plagues. Many communities created an array of plague-fighting rituals such as the one of burning and sending boats that represent demonic spirits in the water. Using both primary and secondary studies, this section explores how religious beliefs were practiced and negotiated in the water space. This module further examines the ways local communities perceived and imagined illness, spirits, and the environment of their religious practices around the waters.
The final section examines the life and characteristics of outlaws and their illegal activities on Wenzhou's waters. Due to its strategic location and proximity to water, the Wenzhou society displays a high frequency of smuggling, piracy, and warfare. Communities along the coast developed varied strategies regarding the use of violence in illicit trade and local political struggles. Competing regimes also occasionally battled on Wenzhou's waters in order to extract social, political, and economic resources. Drawing on abundant sources, this module explores how waters shaped Wenzhou's endemic violence and how outlaws, in turn, structured the space of water and impacted Wenzhou's politics and society.
[Cover photo]: Pagoda Island at Wenchow [Wenzhou] between 1878 and 1880. The original is held by the Harvard-Yenching Library of the Harvard College Library, Harvard University, in Edward Bangs Drew Collection. Many thanks to Harvard-Yenching Library, which kindly permits the use of image.
[ERC Acknowledgment]: This project received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement No. 788476).
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The mHealth movement is transforming healthcare—from data collection to patient monitoring—using mobile and wireless tech. Yet, even with the growing emphasis on cutting-edge healthcare service delivery, most facilities teams are still forced to rely on outdated technology. Especially with regard to how they manage building information.
A 2017 survey indicated that more than 75% of facilities teams rely on flawed information infrastructures. Yes this forces employees to waste time searching for information, but the issue is much larger than low productivity.
Inaccurate, incomplete, missing, or inaccessible information is a significant liability – before, during, and after – renovation projects, compliance inspections, and emergencies. The situation also makes it nearly impossible for facility managers to maximize space utilization, plan capital projects, implement preventive maintenance, and more.
Where difficult problems exist, though, so do significant opportunities. That's why the facility manager who recognizes the potential of mobile tech and understands how to leverage it will stand head and shoulders above their peers.
An increasingly complicated (and expensive) regulatory environment
Between the CMS, the OCR, the ONC, and the OIG, it doesn't look as if federal agencies have any interest in reducing the regulatory burden on healthcare. Facility managers must drive the adoption of solutions that streamline compliance activities—inspections, training, and reporting as well as periodic compliance audits.
Fortunately, the technological ingredients for a solution are there. Among other workflow-changing features, cloud-based storage enables immediate access to information required for compliance from any device and automatic syncing.
Consider the facility manager who can conduct inspections on the fly using a tablet or mobile phone – logging information as he or she goes. The reporting aspect could be automated, ensuring that logged reports are recorded accurately and distributed to anyone who needs to see them.
All of a sudden, manual data extraction is not so time-consuming, nor are duplicate reporting requirements, two significant drains on financial resources, according to the AHA. Given that hospitals and post-acute care providers in the U.S. spend nearly $39 billion per year on the administrative aspects of compliance, alleviating these burdens is significant.
The opportunity for smarter asset management processes
Beyond fixing what's broken, advances in mobile tech enable facility managers and their team to build an entirely new model for healthcare facilities management. A new model that consumes data, learns from that data, and improves on everything related to facilities management – from workspace utilization and customer service to capital planning and preventive maintenance.
Mobile devices enable facility teams to collect, store and analyze data with unprecedented efficiency. With a central repository of information and plenty of analytics tools, it's much easier (and cost-effective) for a facility manager to gain valuable insight into, for example, the ideal preventive maintenance schedule.
Every organization is unique, but when everything is documented and easy to access, there's no telling what processes might improve. Think of it like a remote patient monitoring system (something the mHealth movement has introduced). The only difference is, information is being gathered about the facility—rather than the patient—to inform decision-making in the future.
Meeting customer demands: Customer service
The driving forces behind mHealth (and society in general) will only increase the expectations on customer service providers. Building occupants, whether they're requesting maintenance or trying to reserve space, will begin to expect a seamless mobile experience. Mobile work order and workplace management systems can meet that expectation.
The power of analytics will also come into play here. For example, currently, much of facilities management is reactive; customers make demands, facilities teams rush out to meet them. Smart analytics can make this process smarter by revealing patterns in services needs, allowing facility teams to prepare for surges in customer demand. The result is happier, more productive building occupants and a more proactive facility team.
Emergency preparedness and responsiveness
Recent regulations from the CMS have placed a renewed focus on emergency preparedness for all facilities. Mobile technology makes emergency preparedness much easier because it allows facility managers to distribute new procedures and validate the requisite training.
Gathering facility information on mobile devices also has unanticipated benefits for emergency preparation. For example, in late 2017, millions of Kidde fire extinguishers were recalled. Facility managers everywhere had to scramble to find out which of their fire extinguishers were affected. Had that product information been logged in a searchable database—a feature available in many mobile tools—finding the faulty equipment would have been accomplished in short order.
While being prepared for an emergency is as much about people as it is technology, mobile devices also play a critical role during emergencies. For example, during Hurricane Sandy, 89% of hospitals affected reported communication failures. With emergency procedures available on any device, whether there's internet or not, internal communication could be so much easier.
Moreover, facility teams with quick access (mobile) to utility shut-offs, evacuation routes, and safe refuge areas are well-equipped to mitigate the effects of disasters.
Shifting attitudes enable new healthcare IT infrastructure
In early 2017, several prominent healthcare executives predicted that IT infrastructure would drastically shift from on-site servers to the cloud. Historically, relinquishing complete control of critical data like health records was unheard of.
Yet, even big players are getting in on the move to the cloud. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services leveraged a cloud-based analytics platform to eliminate $5 million in underutilized infrastructure spending. While still far from an industry-wide movement, the CMS' actions are indicative of an ongoing shift in attitudes towards data governance. Attitudes that, previously, would have prevented any hospital employees, including facility managers, from storing data in the cloud.
Competitive and regulatory pressure will persist in healthcare. However, shifting attitudes towards data storage will open the floodgates to the disruptive forces of mobile technology. In the coming years, this technology will move from a promising path forward to a foregone conclusion in healthcare facility management.
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