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contents Campus Emotions23 Angry? 3 new secrets from neuroscience

Be wise & have fun24 Thelonious Monk’s advice Drop radiometer / Record bowls Quote from Maria Montessori Why coloring

programs at aIu25 Accelerated learning programs: Chemistry

About us aIu: Who we are27 General information Accreditation The AIU difference Mission & Vision Organizational Structure28 School of Business and Economics School of Science and Engineering29 School of Social and Human Studies Online Library Resources30 Education on the 21st century AIU service

In touch aIu News 4 notes 6 Graduates of the month

student space 8 Testimonials 9 Essay by Dr. Mohammad S. Islam 11 Overcoming a challenge by T. Athanasios12 Why the nobel of Economics for A. Deaton

Learning Education + culture15 ADHD: The French approach / Traditional medicine encyclopedia

science + Technology16 Water computing / Mobile exoskeleton

art + Design17 Glass cylinders / Sea organ

Body + mind + spirit18 Excercise at work / Pas perdus Guardian deity of children

Environment20 Oslo: traffic-free by 2019 / South Africa on solar power

Human + animal Rights21 Land back to owners / Food for chimps

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WorksAlumni publicationsOctober 25, 2015. Jorge Rafael Diaz Dumont, who completed his Post-Doctorate program in Public Adminis-tration at AIU, has published three works as e-books through Grin Piblishing:

Public policies against gender violence and de-velopment of statistics cases in Peru. www.grin.com/es/e-book/308430/politicas-publicas-contra-la-violencia-de-genero-y-evolucion-de-las-estadisticas

Administrative manage-ment. Confidence in the workplace. www.grin.com/es/e-book/305892/gestion-administrativa-la-confianza-en-el-lugar-de-trabajo

Promoting a culture of ac-cident prevention in Peru.www.grin.com/es/e-book/305889/promocion-de-una-cultura-de-prevencion-de-accidentes-en-el-peru

November 8, 2015. Max A. Wellington, an Associate Pro-fessor at the northern Carib-bean University, has published multiple works from the thesis he developed during his stud-ies at AIU as well as an e-book.His works are the following:

Wellington M. A. and F. Valcin (2007). Impact of Bayer process liquor impurities on causticization. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research (USA) 46, 5094-5099. DOI:10.1021/ie070012u. Weblink: pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie070012u

Wellington M. A. (2013). Effect of thermal treatment of bauxite ore on Carbon (In-organic and Organic) content and solubility in Bayer process liquor. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research (USA), 52 (4), 1434-1438. DOI: 10.1021/ie3024005. WebLink: pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie3024005

Wellington M. A. (2015). Lime causticization and silica, calcium, oxalate and organic carbon levels in Bayer pro-cess washer overflow liquor. ChemXpress International Journal, 8(3), 208-213. Weblink: globalpublication.org/upload/toc/C/8/3/265/C_265.pdf

His E-book is:Wellington Max A. (2015).

God of DNA: DNA a Fig-ment of God’s Imagination. Amazon/Kindle Ebook, www.amazon.com. ISBn 978 976 95821 1 8. Weblink: www.amazon.com/God-DNA-Max-Wellington-ebook/dp/B00Z-9R22QE/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1444548085&sr=1-1&keywords=God+of+DNA

Max graduated from AIU in 2007 with a Doctoral degree in Chemistry.

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November 1, 2015. Quality International Study Abroad Network strives in helping International students receive high quality ethical and pro-fessional counseling by edu-cation. With QISAN, AIU joins over 140 leading colleges and institutions around the world in 60 different countries as well as 500 agents world-wide. They enable the highest standards of working practice for Educational Institutions and the Agents who serve them both and a vast range of International Students.

QISAN has been formed primarily to identify and accredit high quality, profes-sional and ethical educational agents worldwide so that edu-cational institutions can be confident that they will be

represented in a professional, ethical manner and that they will not tarnish the image of the institution. QISAN now includes private colleges and language schools to help members identify high quality alliances and potential part-ner institutions.

QISAN membership is only extended to colleges and language schools who can demonstrate professional and ethical practice in recruit-ment and delivery of high quality and relevant programs of study such as AIU. QISAN accredited centers must also demonstrate a caring and supportive attitude to students as well as having a strict code of discipline regarding academic partici-pation and study practices. To read more about QISAN please visit: www.qisan.com

AIU is now a proud member of QISAN

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Call for Presenters This Conference will be held 10-12 August 2016 at the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles USA.

We invite proposals for pa-per presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, virtual lightning talks, virtual posters, or col-loquia addressing one of the following themes:• Theme 1: Arts Education • Theme 2: Arts Theory and

History • Theme 3: new Media, Technology, and the Arts • Theme 4: Social, Political,

and Community Agendas in the Arts

• 2016 Special Focus: The Practice of Art in the Age

of the Anthropocene

Call for Papers. Or-ganized by DMI College of Engineering, Tamil nadu, and India, ICEEOT 2016 confer-ence is calling for papers from all branches of Engineering, Technology and Science.

The presented papers will be published in IEEE Xplore. The ICEEOT intend to be of interest and utility to re-searchers and practitioners in the academic, industrial and government sectors.

All original research con-tributions of significant value in all areas of Engineering and sciences discipline are welcome.

We welcome the submission of proposals at any time of the year. All proposals will be reviewed within two to four weeks of submission. The dates below serve as a guide-line for proposal submission based on our corresponding registration deadlines.• Early Proposal Deadline: 10 January 2016• Regular Proposal Deadline:

10 May 2016• Late Proposal Deadline: 10 July 2016• Advanced Registration

Deadline: 10 november 2015• Early Registration Deadline:

10 February 2016• Regular Registration Dead-

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The papers should be submitted through Easy chair only. All registered papers will be published by, IEEE Xplore.

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1st December 2015• Notification of Acceptance: 25th January 2016• Date of Conference: 3rd-5th March 2016

Hope to receive your paper and please forward this infor-mation to your friends.

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11TH InTERnATIOnAL COnFEREnCE On

The Arts in SocietyInTERnATIOnAL COnFEREnCE On

Electrical, Electronics & Optimization Techniques

November, 2015. This gradu-ate student completed the ma-jority of the requirements to obtain honors which included a 4.0 GPA, published works, recommendation from their advisor, patent a product, etc.

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Daniel C. AndreaeDoctor of Science in neuroscience

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Eduardo J. de Oliveira Alves MacieiraMaster of sociology

Sociologyangola

Adolfo António TecaDoctor of PhilosoPhy

EconomicSangola

Elsa Fernanda BizerraBachelor of PuBlic anD coMMunity health

Public and community HEaltHangola

Telmo de Oliveira PereiraDoctor of inDustrial engineering

logiSticSangola

Alejandro Gustavo MarchesánDoctor of huMan resources

Human RESouRcESargentina

Cedric Derek SmithMaster of science

Educational adminiStRationBahaMas

Francis Mukenani WamundilaDoctor of science

mEcHanical EnginEERingBotswana

Mackson Ronny de Oliveira D’AnunciaçãoDoctor of eDucation

RESEaRcH mEtHodologyBrazil

Nduwayo HermenegildeMaster of science

Public HEaltHBurunDi

Sinzohagera EmmanuelMaster of econoMics

EconomicSBurunDi

Daniel C. Andreae Cum LaudeDoctor of science

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Deudjolbo NarcisseMaster of arts

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Ricardo E. Matas CoddouDoctor of PhilosoPhy

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Alexander Diaz CamposDoctor of science

Educational tEcHnologycoloMBia

Martha Lucía Duque RamírezDoctor of eDucation

infoRmation and KnowlEdgE SociEtycoloMBia

Mario A. Velasco RubioDoctor of science

PSycHologycoloMBia

Marcos Zabala SánchezDoctor of PhilosoPhy

communicationSDoMinican rePuBlic

Ramon Aridio Vicioso RodriguezDoctor of eDucation

andRagogyDoMinican rePuBlic

Sebastián Rodrigo Díaz PáezDoctor of legal stuDies

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Guayasamin Cattani Juan CarlosMaster of science

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Graduates

This month we have graduates from: Angola · Argentina · Bahamas · Botswana · Brazil · Burundi · Canada · Chad · Chile · Colombia · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El

december 2015

Jorge Rafael Diaz DumontPost-Doctorate of PuBlic aDMinistration

Public adminiStRationPerú

José Jaime Vilchez MelendezBachelor of science

buSinESS adminiStRationPerú

Luis Francisco Vivanco AldonDoctor of PhilosoPhy

buSinESS communicationSPerú

Lourdes S. Cruz MontalvoDoctor of science

HEaltH SciEncEPuerto rico

Rigoberto Gerardo Alvarenga HaddadBachelor of science

buSinESS adminiStRationPuerto rico

France Gonsalve BonteDoctor of legal stuDies

lEgal StudiESseychelles

Mohamud M. Hassan Shu’aybMaster of science

ElEctRonic SyStEmS managEmEntsoMalia

Ejiofor Henry PaulBachelor of scienceinfoRmation SyStEmS

south africa

Rowan Kevin van DykDoctor of Business aDMinistration

buSinESS adminiStRationsouth africa

Eric Christopher MlishoMaster of Business aDMinistration

PRojEct managEmEnttanzania

Henry Peter Adonyo - AtimDoctor of science

lEgal StudiESuganDa

Percy Nikita Nakityo L.S.KMaster of science

buSinESS managEmEntuganDa

Sanjay Krishnaji JoglekarDoctor of PhilosoPhy

managEmEntuae

Jorge Eduardo Sienra MutilbaBachelor of science

civil EnginEERinguruguay

Mauricio Menyou RodriguezMaster of Business aDMinistration

buSinESS adminiStRationuruguay

Maria Belén Acosta GonzálezBachelor of Business aDMinistration

maRKEting and advERtiSingusa

Flor de Maria LeonardDoctor of science

EnviRonmEntal SciEncEusa

Evelyn MwayeraDoctor of eDucation

SPEcial EducationziMBaBwe

Miguel Ángel Rabanales GuzmánBachelor of Business aDMinistration

financEguateMala

Francisco Betancourth VargasBachelor of sciencebanKing and financE

honDuras

Antonio J. Molina Q.Bachelor of legal stuDies

lEgal StudiEShonDuras

Wesley StennettBachelor of scienceREnEwablE EnERgy

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Mouin Abdelmajid FaouriDoctor of Business aDMinistration

buSinESS managEmEntJorDan

Ziad KaadeDoctor of PhilosoPhy

HoSPitality managEmEntleBanon

Erick Mendez PardoBachelor of science

buSinESS adminiStRationMéxico

Ebiketonmo Camron EnamamuMaster of science

buSinESS adminiStRationnigeria

Angel Fernando Quea PintoBachelor of science

civil EnginEERingPerú

Hugo Efraín Aguilar GonzalesDoctor of PhilosoPhy

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Germán Alejandro Pesantez MendozaBachelor of science

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Francisco Adalberto Amaya HernándezBachelor of Business aDMinistration

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Claudio Manuel de Rosa FerreiraDoctor of econoMics

EconomicSel salvaDor

Jorge Alberto Lopez PeñaBachelor of science

induStRial EnginEERingel salvaDor

Hilario Tortosa SeguraBachelor of science

Political SciEncEequatorial guinea

Rafael-Vicente Obiang Ntutumu EyangMaster of econoMicsEconomicS and financE

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Carlos-Nguema Nsue OtongDoctor of literature anD languages

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Selvin Estuardo Hernández PadillaMaster of scienceREnEwablE EnERgy

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Jacobo Estuardo Ponce ChavarríaDoctor of scienceREnEwablE EnERgy

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Claudia María De la Vega GonzálezBachelor of Business aDMinistration

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easy for me and I believe other students and graduates will share similar thoughts. And it has been thrilling because to me, the andragogy learning process is a gizmo that assists the individual to identify his or her strengths and capabili-ties, limitations, prospects and threats open to him or her in life. Comparatively, each individual is unique in many different ways. Again, as we grow-up, many changes occur especially as we develop to be-come independent in life and at this turning “personality-formative” stage, it is essential to allow the individual to make his personal choices and mere-ly to be directed. Unfortunately the traditional learning system does not permit the individual to have such freedom to deter-mine and develop his passion and desire. ... In my view the andragogy learning process of-fers the individual the platform to come to understand and appreciate the true meaning of the SWOT Analysis.

Personally, the experience has equipped me to identify myself better in relation to my interest, passion and expecta-tions as an individual. Enroll-ing with AIU has offered me the opportunity to build my personality in line with my aspirations but not to the aspi-rations of any other individual. Comparatively, it has placed

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Grace Araba AbrahamsBachelor in Nutrition Science

September 13, 2015

“Pursuing a course with Atlantic International

University has enlightened me academically. I started the programme with Advanced Di-ploma. By the grace of the Al-mighty God, I have completed Bachelors Degree, thanks be to God. I hope to pursue Masters Degree afterwards.

I was fortunate to have Dr. Ranal, Dr. Valcin and Dr. Rosa as my advisors who actu-ally encouraged me with my academic work to achieve this goal. What I enjoyed most with the AIU is the challenge thrown to students to prepare their own curriculum proposal and then embark on research work. Initially it was a big challenge to me, but subsequently, I got used to the system.

The andragogy style of learn-ing employed by AIU actually exposes students to new ideas and interesting discoveries which could not be achieved

me at a position to competi-tively run at par or better with graduates from any other institution globally. For in-stance, allowing the individual student in designing his own curriculum for a programme of study makes me feel honoured, respected and also accepted to be intelligent in my thinking. ...

The decision to enroll at AIU was to me a divine direction. When I decided to further on with my studies firstly, I wanted to enroll at one of the traditional institutions in my country, Ghana. The University of Ghana, Lagon, was para-mount on the list because of proximity in relation to my job Schedule. ... Alternatively, upon a second thought, I had wanted to look for institutions that of-fer weekend tuition. ... How-ever, after weeks of contem-plating I decided to compare Online Institutions as well. I therefore commenced a search which led me to the AIU site ... my choice for AIU was influ-enced by the timely response I got from advisors both by mail and on phone. The freedom to determine my tuition fee pay-ment plan and to design my own curriculum throughout the programme was additional contributing factor.

Opting for AIU, I have

not regretted. The study has equipped me to have a global “flair of thinking” and cur-rently I feel so much fulfilled because my experience at AIU has placed me at equal height and or at a better advantage than graduates from other universities. The andragogy learning system does not only make learning easy but also challenges the individual to identify new methods of think-ing in the sphere of his life. In simple terms, the system trains students to think globally.

I have come to the real-ization that, life is all about making impact on society. ... At the Tema West Circuit where I work as administrator, I have been receiving recommenda-tions from the Minister and Society Steward I work with for my pro-activeness and improved administrative mea-sures I exhibit.

I have recommended AIU to friends and I will continue to preach the fantastic opportuni-ties AIU is offering to students. Anyone who wishes to identify his personality and to make an impact on society and nation, there is no other place like AIU.

... If I have obtained a degree today, all credit to AIU. I am proud to be a member of this wonderful institution.

with the normal classroom studies.

The students hand book has also been of great help to my study. nevertheless, I have a problem with some of the tu-tors. Apart from tutor Lambert, who was responsive to ques-tions and guidance I needed for my assignments, the rest of the tutors I had were not responding to messages writ-ten to them.

On the whole, I have enjoyed my association with the Atlan-tic International University (AIU) family. not forgetting newsletters on Campus Mundi and other communication materials circulated by staff of AIU. Thanks to AIU.

Obed Tachi MensahBachelor in Management

August 30, 2015

“My experience at At-lantic International

University has been informa-tive and a thrilling journey. Informative because the AIU Online Library offers vast ac-cessibility to millions of records ... in diverse languages across the globe. This made studies

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Reshaping hydro resource to meet future energy demand of the world

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By Dr. Mohammad Shahidul Islam (B.Sc, M.Sc and Ph.D in Chemical/Environmental Engineering) | Advisor - AIU

nowadays world most abundant and extract-

able fossil energy reserve is depleting. Because geologic time (approx. 7 million years) is required to regenerate/re-fix carbon based fossil energy by destructive distillation of biomass in underground at high temperature and pres-sure or by re-fixation of carbon by sequestration/geochemi-cal process. Increased energy demand would lead to rapid depletion of this fossil based energy stock. It is expected that the world proven fossil oil and gas reserve would be able to power the globe for next single century. The coal based reserve would be able to do so for next couple century at best. Given the constraint of arable land and livestock, biofuel (biogas and biodiesel) would be able to meet 5% of the world required energy demand. Other Im

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So, what is the alternative? Would our future generation stop powering themselves? Would they stop growing themselves? Would they return to stone age? Answer to these questions is uncertain and probably a big nO!

We/our future genera-tion must come up with new source of energy or new idea to power themselves. The world most abundant resource is water. It is re-cleansable, reusable and easily re-gener-able using minimal potential. In water, two molecules of

hydrogen chemically com-bined with one molecule of oxygen (molecular formula: H2O; structural formula: H-

O-H). Bond length (H-O) is around 1 Å and bond energy is around 464 KJ/mol. It is in-deed a source of energy. Water molecule also has many sig-nificance features which are rarely found in other abun-dant resources. Among these: water density is high at 4oC temperature, energy required to change phase (solid, liquid and gas) of water is not high and in liquid form water is

shapeless. And of course 80% of this world is water.

To extract energy from water and convert it into use-able form even already been exploited but unfeasible in the sense that energy required to generate hydrogen by hydroly-sis of water is higher than the energy content of hydrogen itself. Only Iceland changed its fossil based energy economy into hydrogen based en-ergy economy a decade ago because of its abundance of hydro power. They utilize hy-dropower to hydrolyze water to produce hydrogen and use hydrogen as a fuel. Only com-bustion exhaust of hydrogen is water which is re-usable. So water is a proven clean renew-able energy.

To use water energy widely and viably we must come up with new technology. Some idea can be invention of super electrode (like super con-ductor) using new material. This electrode may be able to hydrolyze water by self-repli-cable process likewise nuclear fission reaction or by bio-logical genetic self-replication

process. This process will gen-erate hydrogen. Then we will need new technology to utilize hydrogen energy to power our future generation. This may take few centuries. Our future generation may use water in their automobile as we are us-ing gasoline today. This exclu-sive invention may change the shape of the whole world not only the energy economy but also the entire civilization in broader perspective. We have to wait for this invention. The inventor of this technology would certainly be able to win noble price for his unforget-table contribution to mankind!

renewable energy resources, i.e., solar, wind, tidal, geother-mal energies etc. even theo-retically impressive and carry potential but due to viable and exploitable technology, future of these renewable energies is still under doubt.

Our civilization is grown over several million years and it is expected to continue over the same time span or even more if not anything beyond control is happened. It is not expected also to replenish the world energy stocks in next few centuries (300-500 years).

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Overcoming a challengeM y E X P E R I E n C E AT A I U

My name is Tolios Atha-nasios and I am from

Greece. I always searched for a university which could fulfill my dream –getting a PhD in neuropsychology. During my MSc in Clinical Psychology I performed research and I tested my own theory about how humans remember and forget. Since this theory was an innovation on the field of Memory, I presented my results in many Psychology conferences around the world.

I even received a scholarship to study in Germany, which I refused.

Then I tried to cultivate my talent on psychotherapy on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This model is the most recognized across the world, and thousands of researches support it. I remember when I was in front of my first patient, I was trembling. Although I was well trained and had par-ticipated in many psychother-apy sessions, when I was the psychologist the situation was completely different. Patients in front of you expect to feel relieved, to get hope.

When I started helping pa-tients confront their problems, I couldn’t believe my happiness helping others. During the first session most patients are sad, despaired, anxious. But they become better every week and their improvement is a shared responsibility. This feeling is much better than fees.

greek crisisUnfortunately, the eco-

nomic crisis destroyed my country and unemployment increased. People couldn’t pay psychologists anymore.

In Greece psychology is not included in Public Health System and Psychologists must have their own private practice. So, people called me to say they needed therapy but they had no money. I accepted many of them without charge, but one day I realized that I needed money to take care of my family.

I thought a lot and I decided to search for an online uni-versity in order to earn my PhD in neuropsychology and increase my chances to find a better job. When I read about Atlantic International Uni-versity I admired the structure of the programs; that students are able to design their own academic program. The first email to AIU was full of ques-tions, and their incredibly fast response was full of accurate answers. I decided to enroll.

I admit that sometimes I regretted refusing the scholar-ship from Germany, but now that I belong to AIU’s huge

family, I am extremely happy.

finding a solutionInspired by AIU’s Andragogy

system, I had the idea of hav-ing sessions through Skype with clients all over the world. So I created a system of online certification in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy model. Just as AIU gives the opportu-nity to study from home, my Online Academy provides pro-fessional training on CBT. My team and I can train online psychologists, sociologists, social workers on CBT with an affordable price.

Academy of cognitive behavioral therapy1) CBT model online training

for psychologists, sociolo-gists and social workers.

Tolios athanasiosMSc in Clinical Psychology, Certi-fied CBT Psychotherapist. Studies

PhD in Psychology at Atlantic International [email protected]

2) Graduated students receive a certificate and they are ready to start psychotherapy sessions. AIU system inspired my

team and me to write three books which are the core tool for this online training. These books contain everything regarding CBT model, our ex-perience and knowledge too. I am so proud of the quality of my Academy. I guarantee that when my students finish the five-month training, they will be able to help patients, because they will have in front of them the step by step ses-sion procedure.

So, I will be very happy if AIU community visit my site. Please notice that I also perform affordable online CBT psychotherapy no matter where you live.

Thanks a lot, AIU. Every-body should trust AIU, for they can change your life!

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to Angus Deaton, a re-searcher and professor in the department of economics at the American University of Princeton for his work in what seems to have no solution in the contemporary world of communication and information society, of the knowledge society and society of major international and national organizations dedicated to solve all sorts of problematic situations.

Why it was given the nobel Prize in Economics to Angus Deaton; it is said that for his proposal to solve global pov-erty. And why they did not give that prize to any of the existing organizations work-ing to solve global inequality as the World Bank (WB). We know the answer by read-ing the work of Angus: “The Great Escape - Health, wealth and origins of inequality”.

Deaton makes a study

which can be considered economic, historical and so-ciological; a transdisciplinary study to demonstrate the rea-sons for poverty, the reasons for global inequality in the distribution of wealth.

He says: “The inequality is a consequence of prog-ress.” Deaton (2015, p. 17). The inequality is a result of progress made in the way that that progress has been generated today.

Studies and studies are made of what should be done to reduce inequality, and for poverty reduction; polls and surveys are being made and the question being asked and which answers Deaton is first on the reliability of the research instruments used, and second the conditions that make the distribution of wealth able for the lives of human beings and nature wellness.

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mortality is down, we have a better health care system, and working conditions are other; but at the same time that all these indices are improving human groups in quality of life, inequality also increases in a global and local manner.

Deaton says: “The key to progress is the new knowl-edge, new inventions and new ways of doing things”. Deaton (2015, pp. 25-26).

He explains that for a bet-ter distribution of wealth we need societies having a struc-ture where there is justice, respect for human beings, transparency and organiza-tion of the state, because otherwise what happens is the benefit to those in power where the population is absent from everything these governments do.

Why global organizations cannot solve inequality; his answer is that these orga-nizations are dedicated to get money and in finding solutions they establish rela-tionships with governments where those governments presented as problems what they do not solve and also these organizations show-ing good results but not in terms of expenditure involv-ing what make. Also these

organizations provide solu-tions with the results of other applications that often are not the answer for that culture in particular.

nobody asks for clear-ness for all social welfare organizations.

Deaton says many eco-nomic resources are spent on aid programs but that the aid does not solve any-thing because aid from rich countries and global organi-zations is done with objec-tives that seem rare because poor countries with small population, are given more aid than higher population countries thus having the

most widespread inequality. Besides, these small countries do not have the infrastructure to organize what they get and becomes a way of maintain-ing the status quo; the poor remain the same.

In his work he makes an analysis on what the popula-tion growth and distribution of wealth means: there are more humans who serve in the distribution of that wealth but more brains to find solutions. “The new ideas emerging from some of these new brains are good not only for their own-ers, but also for all mankind”. Deaton (2015, p. 274).

From Deaton’s proposal we

can infer that organizations for the distribution of wealth and aid do little for the wel-fare of humanity because the first thing is that no reliable research findings by saying what governments did. Also the concept of welfare has no clear references to people and every culture throughout history has sought their own solutions, therefore what we need to do is educate brains with knowledge to seek solutions to deal their wealth and their membership in the global society.

The proposed Deaton we can infer that the terms of welfare and opportunities should be re-conceptualized because welfare is related to society of marketing in which human beings are manipulat-ed by subliminal psychology and opportunities means hav-ing an open list of what I can do without looking if my sur-roundings and my knowledge will provide those spaces.

We need to expand our knowledge and be atten-tive to structured education by States for them to stay in power. Accreditations of who may or may not provide

education, in many cases, maintain the system of those who are in power.

We must learn for all life because the speed with which knowledge change makes degrees earned five years ago obsolete. We also have to study to solve the problems of our communities, as AIU proposes to you, to make in-equalities smaller every day.

Deaton also tells us not to become an obstacle for others to achieve the “great escape of inequality”.

We must ask the following questions:1. Am I studying through-

out my life to have a clear concept of welfare and opportunities than my work slavery as it was for the Greeks and Romans?

2. Am I part of the market according to my income and my needs or just buy because I get influenced of Marketing?

3. Am I of those that pre-vent the great escape from others?

We have much to do and to think for make our lives better and to create a less unequal society.

BIBLIOGRAPHy. Deaton, A. (2015). El gran escape – Salud, riqueza y los orígenes de la desigualdad. FCE: México.

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In the US at least 9% of children are diagnosed with ADHD. The most

common treatments are heavily pro-moted by big Pharma, such as Ritalin and Adderall. Many articles and discus-sions have had contentious debates as to whether ADHD is even a real illness or if it’s a product of a world that no longer accommodates the active and creative minds of our little ones.

Schools and the education system fall short when closely examined. Outdated education models, creatively sterile environments, and diets crammed with GMO’s and artificial ingredients con-tribute to child’s disruptive behavior, according to French child psychiatrists.

Surprisingly, France diagnoses less than .5% of children with ADHD.

The French look for underlying causes for the child’s distress from a psycho-social perspective. The ‘contain and drug approach’ is swapped for counseling and a rehash of the child’s diet. Aspartame, GMO’s, artificial colouring are only some of the sus-pects they hold in contempt. Lifestyle changes are implemented, and the figures suggest the French are incred-ibly successful in eliminating ADHD in their children the natural way.

Maybe society is designed to be incompatible with childhood. Our children need to be loud, full of energy, creative, boisterous. It’s their childhood right as they don’t have the confines of an adult life.

Source: www.viralalternativenews.com

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Traditional medicine encyclopediaMeeting of the remaining Matsés elder shamans con-cludes with first indigenous medicine encyclopedia.

Deep in the farthest reaches of the Amazon rainforest, the last

remaining elder shamans of the Matsés tribe came together from distant vil-lages in a quest to save their ancestral knowledge from the edge of extinc-tion. This meeting concluded over two years work and culminated in the first encyclopedia of indigenous knowledge written by Amazonian tribal shamans ever produced.

On May 16th, after more than two years of work, the leaders of Acaté (acateamazon.org) and the Matsés met to finalize the Matsés Traditional Medicine Encyclopedia. This historic meeting was held over a period of five days in the Matsés village of Puerto Allegre on the Rio yaquerana, one of the most remote villages and the last

settlement before the river’s headwa-ters, a vast territory that contains at least one ‘uncontacted’ tribal group living in voluntary isolation.

The meeting was lead by Daniel Vella Collantes, High Chief of the Matsés People and Council. Chiefs from 11 of the Matsés communities attended along with six elder healers and the team members from each of the Ency-clopedia chapters. Read full text: acateamazon.

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The idea of turning water droplets into digital bits —the basic unit of

data transfer— came from experiments at Aalto University in Finland. When researchers observed water droplets bouncing off one another like billiard balls on a water-repellent surface, they realized they could guide the water droplets along water-repellent tracks.

“I was surprised that such rebound-ing collisions between two droplets were never reported before, as it indeed is an easily accessible phenomenon: I conducted some of the early experi-ments on water-repellent plant leaves from my mother’s garden,” said Hen-rikki Mertaniemi, an applied physics

researcher at Aalto University. The experiments showed how the water droplets could act as digital bits in memory devices or logic operations at the most basic level of computing.

The idea of water-based comput-ing likely won’t replace your PC or Mac, but it could lead to specialized computing in devices that don’t have power sources —or in situations where you can’t rely on having available power outlets.Water computers join other wild ideas for futuristic computing that have arisen in recent years, such as test tubes filled with DnA or the genetic code of living cells.

Water droplet computing

Mobile exoskeletons

Finnish researchers develop electricity-free computer

Using a combination of weight-activated sensors and battery-powered motors, the bionic suit is helping wheelchair-bound users learn how to walk again.

Since February 2012, Ekso Bionics has helped people take more than

17 million steps that would have oth-erwise been impossible. The idea of a human-exoskeleton is not completely new. In fact, GE created a powered exoskeleton in the 1960s called the Hardiman, but it ended up requiring too much power to work.

now, mobile exoskeletons are becoming a part of our everyday lives and are predicted to help millions of disabled people walk again.

With its wearable and lithium battery-powered suit, Ekso Bionics is pioneering the field of robotic exo-skeletons. In the next five years, we are expected to see the military and

construction workers use exoskeletons on a widespread basis. Eventually, our clothes may even become lined with exoskeletons to make us all stronger and faster.

Watch video: youtu.be/uAeTvuz_g-QSource: Text by Katie Felber magazine.good.is/videos/exoskeletons-improve-life

Read full note: www.livescience.com/23035-water-droplet-computing-electricity.html

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unique architectural miracle recently built in the underwater part of the city quay. The currents of waves and their passage through musical pipes installed beneath the surface of the sea create an amazing sound, the so-called sea music, filling the large space of the seaside promenade. It was designed by architect Nikola Bašić.

Watch video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSrgFDx7dpgSource: croatia.hr

Steffan Dam has been working with glass for 25 years. Initially he was blowing

glass, but over the years casting, grinding and techniques from other crafts emerged. Dam was originally trained as a toolmaker, and his aim is to describe the world as he sees it. His cylinders contain nothing that exists in the ocean, his specimens are plausible but not from this world, his plants are only to be found in his compost heap, and his flowers are still un-named. Visit www.steffendam.dk

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Step aerobicsBenefit: Cardio improves cognitive function, protecting your brain from ageing.

Muscles trained

Calves, quadriceps and the gluteus maximus

60secs

1 2 3Using a stairwell

step up and down of the bottom step.

Maintain a swift pace, taking

care not to slip.

If required, use nearby hand-rails to steady

yourself.

Leg liftsBenefit: Core strength improves stability and can prevent excercise-related injuries.

Muscles trained

Quadriceps and hip flexors

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chair.

Holding your abdominal muscles tight, straighten

your leg until parallel with your hips.

Perform 3 repeti-tions on each leg, holding each rep

for 5 secs.

Incline desk push-upsBenefit: Resistance training improves bone mass and strength, preventing osteoporosis.

Muscles trained

Triceps, pectorals, scapular and

rotator-cuff muscles

60secs

1 2 3Stand away from desk

and place palms on desk edge, shoulder

width apart.

While curling toes upward, push your

body away. Hold for 2 secs, then repeat.

Ensure that your back and neck remain

straight, and your core is engaged throughout.

Jumping JacksBenefit: Cardiovascular fitness prevents neurode-generation like Alzheimer’s.

Muscles trained

Calves, hip adductors and abductors,

shoulders core muscles

30secs

1 2 3Adopt a neutral standing stance

with arms at sides.

Jump up and extend your legs out to

your sides, shoulder width apart.

As you do this, bring your arms

together over your head and repeat.

Wall chair poseBenefit: Leg muscle strength may improve age-related issues with walking and speed.

Muscles trained

Quadriceps and glutes

60secs

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back flat up against the wall.

Next, slide your back down while walking

both feet out.

When knees are at a 90º angle,

hold the position for a minute.

Desk chair shrugsBenefit: Builds muscle size and strength, preventing generalized muscle weakness.

Muscles trained

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30secs

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hands flat against chair by your hips.

Straighten arms. lock elbows and

sink torso be-tween shoulders.

As you lift your body, press shoulders down,

hold for 5 secs and repeat.

Always remeber that excercise is most effective as part of a healthy lifestyle. For those starting out fresh –build strength first, know your limits and don’t risk preventable injuries. Source: onlinedoctor.lloydspharmacy.com

The Hase Kannon Temple or Ha-sedera, located on a hill in Kamak-

ura (Japan) with a sweeping view of the sea, is home of a giant statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy. Housed in the Kannondo, the gilded wood statue of Kannon is more than 30 feet high and is the tallest wooden image in Japan.

Along the steps to the Kannondo are statues of a much less monumental size. All around are rows of small statues of Jizo, the guardian deity of children. Historically, parents came to Hasedera to set up these statues in hopes the de-ity would protect and watch over their children.

Today, though, the Jizo statues repre-sent the souls of miscarried, stillborn or aborted children. Grief-stricken parents who lost children dedicate the statu-ettes and pray that the god may protect the poor little ones wandering in the

netherworld. Usually, the parents offer dolls and baby clothes to the statuettes, that is why some of them are dressed in bibs, hand-knitted caps and sweat-ers. More than 50,000 Jizo statues have been offered here since the war, but the thousand or so currently dipslayed will remain only a year before being burned or buried to make way for others.

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Anxiety can be overwhelming, but there are plenty of anecdotal

tricks to help alleviate that stress. Designer Charlotte Jonckheer hopes to introduce one more remedy, in the form of a furry carpet. While there is no scientific background behind this project, Jonckheer hopes pacing on the material can help buyers relax.

The rug is named Pas Perdus after the French phrase, la selle des pas perdus, meaning “the hall of the lost steps.” It refers to any hallway good for pacing, but originates from courthous-es in the 19th century, when people would nervously await their verdicts. As the moniker suggests, the carpet is intended to be walked on.

To create the product, Jonckheer used horsehair, wool, cotton, and chenille in patches, so that someone walking with bare feet could enjoy dif-ferent feelings and sensations as they

pace. Some of the carpet is long and shag-like, while other bits are short. The relaxing home accent allows the user to take a moment to unwind and feel the fur in between their toes. Source: fastcodesign.com

A carpet created just to relieve anxiety

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This citywide traffic ban is part of an overarching plan to reduce the

emission of greenhouse gases by 50% by the end of the decade compared to 1990 levels. The newly elected city govern-ment plans to build at least 60 kilome-ters (37 miles) of cycle lanes by 2019, and invest heavily in public transport.

The target does seem to fit with the recent trend identified by the Inter-national Energy Agency: The world’s foremost nonpartisan authority on energy production has recently stated that 26% of the world will be powered by renewables by 2020.

A problem that has so far stumped brainy engineers –how to generate cheap solar electricity using a small-scale

array of mirrors to concentrate the sun’s energy.Research Group at Stellenbosch Uni-versity that is testing a new approach.

“I have managed technology teams from around the world and this is the best team” he says proudly, looking around the busy workshop floor.

His team’s aim is to produce CSP technology that will be cheap and quick to install. “We are developing plonkable heliostats. Plonkable means that from factory to installation you can just drop them down on to the ground and they work.” So no costly cement, no highly-trained workforce, no wires, just two workers to lay out the steel frames on the ground and a streetlight-style central tower.Read full note: www.theguardian.com/environ-

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South Africa on solar power

This amounts to the first all-en-compassing and permanent ban for any European capital, and is aimed in the short term at reducing local pollu-tion. This is shown to be remarkably effective in several cities across the world that have toyed with temporary bans, including Paris, which normally suffers from crippling air pollution. In fact, the Oslo city council announced that they would study the experi-ences of other cities that have trialed similar schemes.Read full text: www.iflscience.com/environment/

oslo-combat-climate-change-going-traffic-free-2019

A team at a South African univer-sity –led by a former Intel strategic

planner– believes they have cracked it. The idea behind the design –so-

called Concentrated Solar Power or CSP– is simple. A field of mirrors on the ground tracks the sun and concentrates its rays on to a central point which heats up. That heat is converted into electricity.

There are a handful of large-scale ex-amples of such solar plants around the world generating electricity, and there are predictions that the technology could generate a quarter of the world’s energy by 2050. But the plants are expensive and it has proved difficult to make them work at smaller scale.

Paul Gauché is the South African founding director of the Solar Thermal

Norway has announced that, by then, cars will be banned from its capital’s center

In recent months, hunger has been replaced with contentment for dozens

of chimpanzee survivors of Vilab II (Li-beria), a center established 30 years ago to develop hepatitis B and C vaccines in collaboration with new york Blood Center (nyBC) and the Liberian Institute for Biomedical Research (LIBR).

When the chimpanzees were no lon-ger needed, some were sent to bordering countries and others relocated onto six islands on the Farmington and Little Bassa rivers. The island have no natural habitat, food supply or fresh water. For approximately ten years post-research, nyBC publicly declared that they were providing for the chimpanzees, but now all evidence suggests that the chimps were essentially abandoned on the is-lands, getting food and water as little as two or three times a week.

It wasn’t until last March, when the

blood lab announced their decision to withdraw funding entirely, that animal rescue agencies discovered the depth of neglect that had gone on in secret for so many years.

The chimpanzees were desperate for food when rescuers arrived. The new organization overseeing the care of the chimpanzees is Liberian Chimpanzee Rescue (LCR).

Visit: www.savethechimps.org

Land back to owners

Food for chimpanzees

A California landowner is returning his family farm to a neighboring

native American tribe that was forced inland, away from their breathtaking coastline, 150 years ago. The small, water-poor reservation that became home for the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians has become 18-times larger, and for the first time in more than a century, will reach to the Pacific coast where they and their ancestors once hunted, fished, and roamed free.

Bill Richardson’s family bought the 688-acre property, which features dense redwood forest, towering coastal bluffs and waterfalls along the Pacific Coast Highway, in 1925. In november 2015, after five years of fundraising by the Sonoma County government, The Trust for Public Land, private founda-tions and groups, the newly estab-lished Kashia Coastal Reserve restores ownership of the land to the tribe.

The Tribe will manage the land as protected open space, and a demon-stration forest for educating and engag-ing the public about the history and practices of native people in the area. The Pomo Indians will get to start using the land immediately, while Richard-son will get to live out his days on the mile-long stretch of property—and be buried on a hillside when he passes on. Source: www.goodnewsnetwork.org

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show that over the long haul this can lead to relationships that aren’t rewarding. And fighting your feelings uses a lot of willpower, so afterwards you have less control and that’s why you’re more likely to do things you regret after you’re angry.

Don’t vent your anger, eitherVenting your anger doesn’t

reduce it. Venting intensifies emotion. Sharing your feelings with others con-structively is a good idea but “getting it out” tends to snowball your anger. What does work? Distracting your-self, because your brain has limited resources. Thinking about something

Suppressing anger is rarely a good ideaSuppression prevents the an-

ger from getting out, but when you fight your feelings they only get stronger. When you try to stop yourself from cry-ing the tears aren’t cathartic, you don’t feel better afterward, and anger is no different. When you try to clamp down on that rage, your ability to experience positive feelings goes down —but not negative feelings. Stress soars. And your amygdala (a part of the brain associated with emotions) starts working overtime.

When you suppress your feelings, the encounter gets worse for the other per-son too, because their blood pressure spikes, and they like you less. Studies

else means you have less brainpower to dwell on the bad stuff.

you know that marshmallow test? Ex-perimenters put a kid alone in a room with a marshmallow. If the child can resist eating it, they get two marshmal-lows later. The kids who succeeded in waiting went on to achieve better grades and more success in life. How did the successful kids avoid tempta-tion? They distracted themselves. And this works with other “hot” emotions too, like anger.

When someone is yelling in your face it’s really hard to distract yourself, but there’s an easy way to do this.

The Answer? ReappraisalSomeone is screaming at you,

one inch from your face. you want to scream back, or even hit them, but what if their mother passed away yesterday, or they just lost custody of their kids? you’d let it go. you’d probably even respond to their anger with compassion. What changed? not the event. But the story you’re telling yourself about the event changed everything. As renowned researcher Albert Ellis said: you don’t get frustrated because of events, you get frustrated because of your beliefs.

Research shows that when someone is exploding at you a good way to “re-appraise” the situation and resist get-ting angry is simply to think: “It’s not about me. They must be having a bad day.” When you change your beliefs about a situation, your brain changes what you feel.

Reappraisal works for anxiety too. Reinterpreting stress as excitement can improve your performance on tests. And what happens in your brain? your amygdala doesn’t get worked up like it does with suppres-sion –it calms down.

As opposed to bottling up, when you tell yourself “they’re having a bad day“, angry feelings plummet and good feel-ings increase. And people who reap-praise report better relationships (and their friends agree). Reappraisal can increase your willpower and help you behave better after intense moments.

you know when you get angry and start telling yourself, “They’re out to get me! They want to make my life miserable!” That’s reappraisal too, in the wrong direction. you’re telling yourself a story that’s even worse than reality. And your anger soars. So don’t do that.

final stepAnd what would the final step be in getting rid of that anger

over the long haul so you can maintain good relationships? Forgive. It’s not for them, it’s for you. Forgiveness makes you less angry and more healthy.

Read full article: www.bakadesuyo.com/2015/10/how-to-get-rid-of-anger/

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1. Just because you’re not a drummer, doesn’t mean you don’t have to keep time.

2. Don’t play everything (or every time); let some things go by.

some music just imagined. What you don’t play can be more

important that what you do.

3. always leave them wanting more.

4. a note can be small as a pin or as big as the world, it depends on your imagination.

5. stay in shape! sometimes a musi-cian waits for a gig, & when

it comes, he’s out of shape & can’t make it.

6. you’ve got it! If you don’t want to play, tell a joke or dance, but in any case, you got it! (to a drummer who didn’t want to solo).

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These assignments are designed to move the student faster toward

graduation, but give the student a com-prehensive program of study for their major. The book used for these courses is Fundamentals of Chemistry by Da-vid Goldberg. The book is small enough at 15mb to be attached to a normal email. Some students have local servers that will not let a file over 10mb pass. In which case, the book is available in the AIU Student Resource library.

The assignments will be essays that

summarize the main points of two con-secutive chapters. Each assignment will be considered a course and receive 3 credits. Each essay will be 5 to 15 pages, double spaced. The student will give examples to illustrate the main points being summarized. The student should be encouraged to answer some practice questions at the end of the chapters and include the questions and answers in the essay assignment.

Let the students know that they find the main points of a chapter just as one

would highlight main points with a marker. Then the student writes this point in the essay, using their own words and giving examples.

The essay must be in the students’ own words. They should have less than a 20% score in Turnitin. They can copy the chapter questions but they should not copy any text from any other source. That is why these “Accelerated Learning” assignments are shorter than regular assignments.

The student still needs to follow the correct format for an AIU essay. Each student should be provided a sample essay. The essays will need at least a cover page, an introduction, a conclu-sion and a proper bibliography.

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1 Basic concepts of chemistry & measurement. Assignment

covers chapters 1 and 2 in the book.

2 atoms, atomic masses & Electronic configuratio. As-

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3 chemical Bonding & Nomen-clature. Assignment covers

chapters 5 and 6 in the book.

4 formula calculations. Assign-ment covers only chapter 7 in

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5 chemical Reactions & Net Ionic Equations. Assignment covers


6 stoichiometry & molarity. As-signment covers chapters 10 and 11

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7 gases & atomic and molecular properties. Assignment covers


8 solids, liquids, solutions and Energies of physical and

chemical changes. Assignment covers chapters 14 and 15 in the book.

9 oxidation Numbers & Electro-chemistry. Assignment covers


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While national Accreditation is common for tra-ditional U.S. institutions of higher learning utiliz-ing standard teaching methods, every country has its own standards and accrediting organiza-tions. Accreditation is a voluntary process and does not guarantee a worthy education. Rather, it means an institution has submitted its courses, programs, budget, and educational objectives for review. AIU’s Distance Learning Programs are unique, non-traditional and not accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. This may be a determining factor for those individuals interested in pursuing certain disciplines requir-ing State licensing, (such as law, teaching, or medicine). It is recommended that you consider the importance of national Accreditation for your specific field or profession.

Although Atlantic International University’s individualized Distance Learning Degree Pro-grams, are distinct from traditional educational institutions, we are convinced of their value and acceptance worldwide. non-traditional programs are important because they recognize knowledge gained outside the classroom and incorporate a broader more comprehensive view of the learn-ing experience. Many great institutions are unac-credited. We invite you to compare our programs and philosophy with traditional classroom-based programs to determine which is best suited to your needs and budget.

AIU has chosen private accreditation through the Accrediting Commission Inter-national (ACI), obtained in 1999. ACI is not regulated or approved by the US Department of Education. ATLAnTIC InTERnATIOnAL UnIVERSITy IS nOT ACCREDITED By An ACCREDITInG AGEnCy RECOGnIzED By THE UnITED

STATES SECRETARy OF EDUCATIOn. note: In the U.S., many licensing authorities require accredited degrees as the basis for eligibility for licensing. In some cases, accredited colleges may not accept for transfer courses and degrees completed at unaccredited colleges, and some employers may require an accredited degree as a basis for eligibility for employment.

AIU is incorporated in the state of Hawaii. As a University based in the U.S., AIU meets all state and federal laws of the United States. There is no distinction between the programs offered through AIU and those of traditional campus based programs with regards to the following: your degree, transcript and other graduation documents from AIU follow the same standard used by all U.S. colleges and universities. AIU graduation documents can include an apostille and authentication from the U.S. Department of State to facilitate their use internationally. Authentication from the U.S. Department of State is a process that will ultimately bind a letter signed by the U.S. Secre-tary of State (permanently with a metal ring) to your graduation documents.

If a student outside the U.S. wishes to carry out a particular procedure within a country’s Department of Education regarding their degree earned at AIU, such procedures are to be carried out independently by the student. AIU respects the unique rules and regulations

of each country and does not intervene or influence the respective authorities. We

recommend prospective students who intend to carry out such procedures outside the U.S. to verify in detail the steps and requirements needed in

order to be fully informed.

The AIU Difference Mission & Vision

organizational Structure

Dr. Franklin ValcinPresident/Academic Dean

Dr. José MercadoChief Executive Officer

Dr. Ricardo GonzálezProvost

Ricardo GonzálezChief Operation Officer

Ofelia HernandezDirector of AIU

Jaime RotlewiczDean of Admissions

Clara MargalefDirector of Special

Projects of AIU

Juan Pablo MorenoDirector of Operations

Miqueas VirgileIT Director

Nadeem AwanChief Programing

Dr. Jack RosenzweigDean of Academic Affairs

Dr. Edward LambertAcademic Coordinator

Dr. Ariadna RomeroAcademic Coordinator

Carlos AponteTelecommunications

Coordinator

Rosie PerezFinance Coordinator

Edison CruzHuman Resources Coordinator

Linda CollazoStudent Services Coordinator

Kingsley ZeleeIT Coordinator

Felipe GomezDesign Director

Giovanni CastilloOperations assistant

Maria SerranoLogistics Coordinator

Amalia AldrettAdmissions Coordinator

Alba OchoaAdmissions Coordinator

Sandra GarciaAdmissions Coordinator

Veronica AmuzAdmissions Coordinator

Junko ShimizuAdmissions Coordinator

Nazma SultanaAssistant Programming

Jhanzaib AwanAssistant Programming

Roberto AldrettCommunications Coordinator

Chris BenjaminHosting Server

It is acknowledged that the act of learning is endogenous, (from within), rather than exog-enous. This fact is the underlying rationale for “Distance Learning”, in all of the programs of-fered by AIU. The combination of the underly-ing principles of student “self instruction”, (with guidance), collaborative development of curriculum unique to each student, and flexibility of time and place of study, provides the ideal learning environment to satisfy individual needs. AIU is an institution of experiential learning and nontraditional edu-cation at a distance. There are no classrooms and attendance is not required.

fACULTy AND STAff PAgE: www.aiu.edu/FacultyStaff.html

Nadia GabaldonStudent Services Supervisor

Monica SerranoRegistrar Office

Daritza yslaAccounting Coordinator

Mario CruzAdministrative Coordinator

yolanda LlorenteAdministrative Assistant

Kimberly DiazAcademic Tutor

Liliana PenarandaAcademic Tutor

Renata Da SilvaAcademic Tutor

Lourdes PuentesAcademic Tutor

Rina LehnhoffAcademic Tutor

Renato CifuentesAcademic Tutor

Arturo VejarAcademic Tutor

Arhely EspinozaAcademic Tutor

Paulina GarciaAcademic Assistant

Atlantic International University is accredited by the Accreditation Service for Interna-tional Schools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC). ASIC Accreditation is an internationally renowned quality standard for colleges and universities. Visit ASIC’s Directory of Accredited Colleges and Universities. ASIC is a member of CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG) in

the USA, an approved accreditation body by the Ministerial Department of the Home Office in the UK, and is listed in the International Directory of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). AIU meets all state and federal laws as a degree-granting institution in the United States and the State of Hawaii. The University was legally established by corporate charter in 1998 and is in good standing.

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The School of Business and Econom-ics allows aspiring and practicing professionals, managers, and entrepre-neurs in the private and public sectors to complete a self paced distance learning degree program of the highest academic standard.

The ultimate goal is to empower learners and help them take advantage of the enormous array of resources from the world environment in order to eliminate the current continuum of poverty and limitations.

Degree programs are designed for those students whose professional

The School of Social and Human Stud-ies is focused on to the development of studies which instill a core commitment to building a society based on social and economic justice and enhancing oppor-tunities for human well being.

The founding principles lie on the basic right of education as outlined in the Declaration of Human Rights. We instill in our students a sense of confidence and self reliance in their ability to access the vast opportunities available through information chan-nels, the world wide web, private, pub-lic, nonprofit, and nongovernmental

experience has been in business, marketing, administration, economics, finance and management.

Areas of study: Accounting, Advertis-ing, Banking, Business Administration, Communications, Ecommerce, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Home Economics, Human Resources, International Busi-ness, International Finance, Investing, Globalization, Marketing, Management, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Public Administrations, Sustainable Development, Public Relations, Tele-communications, Tourism, Trade.

organizations in an ever expanding global community.

Degree programs are aimed towards those whose professional life has been related to social and human behavior, with the arts, or with cultural studies.

Areas of Study: Psychology, Inter-national Affairs, Sociology, Political Sciences, Architecture, Legal Stud-ies, Public Administration, Literature and languages, Art History, Ministry, African Studies, Middle Eastern Stud-ies, Asian Studies, European Studies, Islamic Studies, Religious Studies.

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The School of Science and Engineering seeks to provide dynamic, integrated, and challenging degree programs designed for those whose experience is in industrial research, scientific pro-duction, engineering and the general sciences. Our system for research and education will keep us apace with the twenty-first century reach scientific advance in an environmentally and ecologically responsible manner to al-low for the sustainability of the human population. We will foster among our students a demand for ethical behavior, an appreciation for diversity, an un-derstanding of scientific investigation,

With access to a global catalog created and maintained collectively by more than 9,000 participating institutions, AIU students have secured excellent research tools for their study programs.

The AIU online library contains over 2 billion records and over 300 million bibliographic records that are increasing day by day. The sources spanning thou-sands of years and virtually all forms of human expression. There are files of all kinds, from antique inscribed stones to e-books, form wax engravings to MP3s, DVDs and websites. In addition to the archives, the library AIU Online offers electronic access to more than 149,000 e-books, dozens of databases and more than 13 million full-text articles with pictures included. Being able to access 60 databases and 2393 periodicals with more than 18 million items, guarantees the information required to perform the assigned research project. Users will find that many files are enriched with artistic creations on the covers, indexes, re-views, summaries and other information. The records usually have information attached from important libraries. The user can quickly assess the relevance of the information and decide if it is the right source.

knowledge of design innovation, a critical appreciation for the importance of technology and technological change for the advancement of humanity.

Areas of Study: Mechanical Engineer-ing, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electri-cal Engineering, Computer Engineer-ing, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Math-ematics, Communications, Petroleum Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, nutrition Sci-ence, Agricultural Science, Computer Science, Sports Science, Renewable Energy, Geology, Urban Planning.

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AIU is striving to regain the significance of the concept of education, which is rooted into the Latin “educare”, meaning “to pull out”, breaking loose from the paradigm of most 21st century universities with their focus on “digging and placing information” into students’ heads rather than teaching them to think.

For AIU, the generation of “clones” that some tra-ditional universities are spreading throughout the real world is one of the most salient reasons for today’s ills. In fact, students trained at those educational institu-tions never feel a desire to “change the world” or the current status quo; instead, they adjust to the environ-ment, believe everything is fine, and are proud of it all.

IN A WoRLD where knowledge and mostly informa-tion expire just like milk, we must reinvent university as a whole in which each student, as the key player, is UnIQUE within an intertwined environment.

This century’s university must generate new knowledge bits although this may entail its separation from both the administrative bureaucracy and the faculty that evolve there as well.

AIU thinks that a university should be increasingly integrated into the “real world”, society, the economy, and the holistic human being. As such, it should con-centrate on its ultimate goal, which is the student, and get him/her deeply immersed into a daily praxis of paradigm shifts, along with the Internet and research, all these being presently accessible only to a small minority of the world community.

AIU students must accomplish their self-learning mission while conceptualizing it as the core of daily life values through the type of experiences that lead

to a human being’s progress when information is con-verted into education.

The entire AIU family must think of the university as a setting that values diversity and talent in a way that trains mankind not only for the present but above all for a future that calls everyday for professionals who empower themselves in academic and profes-sional areas highly in demand in our modern society.

We shall not forget that, at AIU, students are responsible for discovering their own talents and po-tential, which they must auto-develop in such a way that the whole finish product opens up as a flower that blossoms every year more openly.

THE AIU STANCE is against the idea of the cam-pus as a getaway from day-to-day pressure since we believe reality is the best potential-enhancer ever; one truly learns through thinking, brainstorming ideas, which leads to new solutions, and ultimately the rebirth of a human being fully integrated in a sustain-able world environment. Self-learning is actualized more from within than a top-down vantage point, that is to say, to influence instead of requesting, ideas more than power. We need to create a society where solidar-ity, culture, life, not political or economic rationalism and more than techno structures, are prioritized. In short, the characteristics of AIU students and alumni remain independence, creativity, self-confidence, and ability to take risk towards new endeavors. This is about people’s worth based not on what they know but on what they do with what they know.

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AIU offers educational opportunities in the USA to adults from around the world so that they can use their own potential to manage their personal, global cultural development. The foundational axis of our philosophy lies upon self-actualized knowledge and information, with no room for obsoleteness, which is embedded into a DISTAnCE LEARnInG SySTEM based on AnDRA-GOGy and OMnIOLOGy. The ultimate goal of this paradigm is to empower learners and help them take advantage of the enormous array of resources from the world environment in order to eliminate the current continuum of poverty and limitations.

This will become a crude reality with respect for, and practice of, human and community rights through experiences, investigations, practicum work, and/or examinations. Everything takes place in a setting that fosters diversity; with advisors and consultants with doctorate degrees and specializations in Human Development monitor learning processes, in addition to a worldwide web of colleagues and associations, so that they can reach the satisfaction and the progress of humanity with peace and harmony.

Contact us to get startednow, it’s possible to earn your degree in the comfort of your own home. For additional information or to see if you qualify for admissions please contact us.

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