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Introduce About University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Something about University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Established in 1949, UNSW has maintained an academic emphasis in the scientific, technological and professional disciplines from the very beginning boasting the top ranked Engineering school in the country, while also growing into a comprehensive university it is today.
Ranked in the top 50 universities in the world, and third in Australia by the QS World University Rankings, UNSW also has 18 subject areas ranked in the world's top 50 subjects – with Accounting and Finance ranked 10th in the world – based on the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018
The university has produced more technology entrepreneurs in the past 15 years and more of Australia's tops CEOs leading ASX100 companies studied at UNSW than any other Australian university. UNSW also has more millionaire alumni than any other university.
Concentrating on innovation, technology and creativity, UNSW not only supports students' learning and practical experience, but produces important research and knowledge that helps inform policy and tackling the world's current critical issues from climate change to cutting edge medical treatments.
With an enrollment of more than 50,000, including international students from more than 128 countries, the University of New South Wales provides a cosmopolitan experience.
Students may choose to participate in an internship program for credit which helps expose you to real life professional experiences in Marketing, Political Science, Social Science and Policy, Media Studies, Banking and Finance, Criminal Justice and Biological/Environmental Sciences.
Located in Kensington, a suburb of Sydney, UNSW's main campus lies within a few miles of popular oceanside communities like Coogee Beach. Students enjoy its modern setting coupled with easy access to a multitude of nearby seaside suburbs and acres of parklands providing the perfect combination of urban living with Australia's stunning natural environment. While situated close to the stunning coastline, UNSW is less than five miles from Sydney's Central Business District and less than 30 minutes from the iconic Sydney Harbor.
Courses are available in the below disciplines. For detailed instructions on how to find and select courses, and a list of popular courses see our course selection instructions. Students enroll in 3 or 4 subjects per semester (18 – 24 UNSW credits), which usually transfers as 9 – 12 or 12 – 16 U.S. semester credits.
Academic Departments and Schools at the University of New South Wales are divided into eight academic divisions: Art and Design; Arts and Social SCiences; Built Environment; Business; Engineering; Law; Medicine and Science.
2.8 GPA to apply.
Minimum sophomore standing at a four-year institution at the time of participation.
Second semester Freshmen may be admitted on a case-by-case basis.
FEES & INCLUSIONS
Estimated tuition and program fees: $13,775*
Estimated housing (on/off campus): $5,050 – $8,640
*Tuition for 3 courses. Three courses is equivalent to 9 – 12 U.S. credits depending on your home university's credit transfer policy. Students that wish to take 4 courses should speak with their TEAN Program Manager.
Tuition and program fees: $16,875
Housing (on/off campus): $4,940 – $8,925
Students have the option of taking 3 courses (opposed to 4) for a discount of up to $2,450 – pending approval from their home university.
Full tuition (3 courses)
Guaranteed, pre-arranged, off-campus housing (on-campus housing also an option in some cases)
Overseas health insurance, plus evacuation and repatriation insurance
Services of local Resident Directors
Five-day Orientation Program with some meals, excursions, accommodations and transportation
Cultural events scheduled throughout the semester
Wireless internet access in all housing
Access to pre-arranged and affordable cell phone packages
Access to unique and exciting optional excursions which may include New Zealand, Thailand and other places
Access to competitive airfares and pre-arranged flight itineraries
Extensive pre-departure counseling and information packets
University and course selection advice
Official academic transcripts from host institution
Credit approval and transfer assistance
Help with student visa preparation
Financial aid transfer planning
Airport pickup and reception in Sydney
Arrival Welcome packet containing important local contact details and information
Sydney Farewell Dinner at conclusion of program
Host university orientation
International airfare ($1,800)
Domestic airfare in US ($500)
Student visa ($450)
Books ($365)
Meals during the semester ($2,000)
Airport transfer at the end of the semester ($50)
*Numbers are estimated based on previous student experience and budget. Actual amounts will vary depending on student.
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James FLEETWOOD & Margaret BARRETT m. 2 November 1837 at the Parish church, Parish of Upper Bishop, County of Hereford.
ROBINSON - Isabella, on 15 November to Robert McKerdy & Mary Ann, nee WRAYMARK?
widower / widow, parents: William Rigby, Joseph Reade.
parents: Joseph Osborn, brass founder?, Thomas Duffield, brass founder?
witness: John Wilkins, Eliza Duffield.
RIGBY - Emily, on 22 January 1854 to Mary Ann & Watkin, of Eastgate, occ: weaver.
SHELDON - William on 14 February to Joseph & Sarah, of Joddrell st, weaver.
TALKS - Vincent, on 25 June, to William & Hannah, Canal street, weaver.
TAYLOR - Mary Ann, on 16 March, to James & Alice, of Brook st, weaver.
WHITAKERE - John on 28 January, to John & Phoebe, Waterloo st, labourer.
parents: Evan Evans, (deceased) miner William Moses (deceased) independant minister.
witness: John Morgan, Jane Lewis.
RIGBY - Watkin, d. 8 February 1870 age 70, Lees st, Openshaw, informant, E.Martindale, present at death.
Barnett Max GORFANKL & Damarius SCOTT m. 4 January 1872 at the Wesley Chapel, Lincoln.
parents: Jacob Gorfankl, farmer, Thomas Scott, merchants porter.
witness: Ernest Rayner, Eliza Hunsley.
James FLEETWOOD & Eliza OSBORNE m. 4 May 1875, at St Paul's Church, parish of Balsall Hall, County of Worcester.
parents: James Fleetwood, builder, Joseph Osborne, provision merchant.
EVANS - Samuel, b. 14 September 1875 to Thomas & Ann Evans, nee MOSES, coal miner, 4 King Street, Brynmaur.
John Peter RIGBY & Elizabeth CHAPMAN m. 25 September 1875 at Parish of Wednesbury, Stafford.
witness: Thomas Parker, --- Chapman.
Henry FEUTZ & Emily RIGBY m. 21 January 1886 at Parish of St George the Martyn, County Middlesex.
witness: John B.Finlayson, Elizabeth Whitehurst.
Samuel EVANS & Bessie DAVIES m. 9 January 1899 at Nazareth Chapel, Llanelly, Crickhowell.
ages: 23 / 23, occ: coal miner, res. Brynmaur, bachelor / spinster.
parents: Thomas Evans, coal miner, Thomas Davies, coal miner.
parents: John Petcher, mechanic, Edwin Wilcox, nail cutter.
witness: Edwin Wilcox, Rose Wilcox.
witness: Robert Henry Clelland, Ellen Singer.
GILCHRIST - Sarah, formerly Petcher, nee Blunt, on 18 April 1925 age 70, of 6 Court House, Tower st, Birmingham, widow of John Gilchrist, a collier.


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There are two things that happen every September without fail – the new TV season begins and last year's seasons come out on DVD. Now that TV shows are so serialized it's nice to pop-in last season's DVD for a refresher before the new season kicks in. TV on DVD is also a great way to catch up on those shows you always meant to watch or had to stop watching because there wasn't any room left on the DVR.
Next up, two popular CBS shows: one very funny pair of 2 Broke Girls and the maddening but masterful Mentalist.
Can you believe this show has been on for five years already? Simon Baker stars as Patrick Jane, a former faux-psychic who now consults with the California Bureau of Investigation. Jane uses his understanding of human behavior and body language to figure out whodunnit but as good as he is, there's one case he can't solve – that of serial killer Red John.
Both special features take you behind the scenes to show you how much goes in to turning out a weekly crime series.
It's a killer of a season, packed with all kinds of twists and surprises. It hit the streets on September 17, so you can get your copy now on Amazon.com.
Max and Caroline might be waiting tables now, but someday they'll be cupcake millionaires. Sadly, starting your own business isn't easy but lucky for you, it's terribly funny. If you're a fan of Laverne and Shirley or Lucy and Ethel, you'll love 2 Broke Girls.
The Complete Second Season hits stores this Tuesday, September 24. You'll get 24 half-hour episodes and more than a hour of bonus content.
You'll get a closer look at the cupcake biz in "Max Homemade Cupcakes." If you're thinking of starting your own business, check out "Sophie's Advice for Young Entrepreneurs." The DVD also includes deleted scenes and a gag reel. The best bit of bonus content is the cast Q&A at the 2013 Paley Festival.
2 Broke Girls: The Complete Second Season is the perfect pick-me-up whenever life is getting you down.


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Assistant Deans for Student Affairs
Athletics Academic Services
Center for Educational Partnerships
Center for Internships and Community Engagement
Center for Scholars
Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers
Housing and Residential Engagement
Male Success Initiative-Fullerton
Titan Orientation Programs
TitanWell - Health Promotion Services
Tuffy's Graduation Scholars
WoMen's Center/Adult Reentry Center
The purpose of the Division of Student Affairs is to transform the lives of students academically, personally and professionally, equipping all with the knowledge and skills required for success at Cal State Fullerton and beyond degree completion. Educators, employees and student employees within the division collaborate to provide student-centered services, programs and resources for Titans, promoting social responsibility, personal growth, change and new ideas while offering opportunities for community involvement, multicultural experiences, leadership training and career development.
Langsdorf Hall 805
fullerton.edu/sa
The Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs supervises and coordinates all student affairs services and programs. The vice president is responsible for the quality of student life on campus and works with faculty, administration and students to improve the campus environment. This office is also charged with administering the university's academic appeals procedure and the student disciplinary codes.
Student Appeal of Grade Disputes or Charges of Academic Dishonesty
Students have the right of due process if they feel they have been treated unfairly or with prejudice. They may appeal a grade dispute or charge of academic dishonesty to the coordinator of academic appeals, who will guide them through the procedure to be followed. The student must go through several steps seeking to resolve the issue before it can be considered by the Academic Appeals Board, which comprises three faculty members and two students.
There is a strict time limit for the appeals process. The student must meet with the faculty member within 30 calendar days of the first day of the following semester (spring or fall). If the appeal cannot be resolved with the faculty member, department chair or dean, a written appeal must be submitted to the coordinator of academic appeals within 60 calendar days of the first day of the following semester. Contact the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for further information.
admissions.fullerton.edu
The Office of Admissions is responsible for the administration of the admissions process. It provides information about eligibility requirements to applicants and high school/college counselors. The office also evaluates the applicability of undergraduate transfer credit toward all-university requirements and reviews requests regarding residency for tuition purposes.
fullerton.edu/assistantdeans
The assistant deans for student affairs work in collaboration with the dean, associate dean and/or associate vice president of the college/center, as well as the executive director, for retention initiatives, delivering and integrating services into the academic setting. In addition, the assistant deans serve as an integral part of student success by designing, coordinating and leading programs that attract potential students, promote access and retention, enrich the academic environment and enhance student development through co-curricular learning for the population they serve.
fullertontitans.com/athletics/academics
Athletics Academic Services works closely with faculty, coaches and other student support offices to ensure the academic success of Titan student-athletes. The mission of Athletics Academic Services is twofold: 1) to provide effective life skills and academic support services for CSUF student-athletes to encourage timely graduation and 2) to ensure student-athletes receive the information they need to be in compliance with institutional and NCAA rules governing continuing eligibility. Support programs include general education academic advisement, academic counseling, priority registration, tutoring, student-athlete computer lab, DEGREE (Division I, Eligibility, Graduation, Retention, Engage, Empower) Program, academic grade checks, academic awards, NCAA Champs/Life Skills programming, FACE (Fullerton Athletics Career Expo), the faculty mentor program and University 115.
fullerton.edu/career
The Career Center is committed to engage, educate and empower students by providing high-quality services in career development, planning and preparation, experiential learning, job and graduate or professional school attainment. The center strives to assist students in providing them with the necessary resources and tools to reach their full academic and career goals by providing a holistic approach that meets the needs of the university's diverse student population. Additionally, Career Center staff members build relationships with alumni, employers and graduate schools to optimize internship, job and career opportunities while also creating strategic partnerships with campus departments to equip students in developing and articulating co-curricular experiences that will facilitate their success in a diverse and competitive global society.
Titan Hall 1216
fullerton.edu/partnerships
The Center for Educational Partnerships (CFEP) is a coalition of comprehensive programs that aim to close educational equity gaps and open the educational pipeline for students from first-generation, low-income and underrepresented backgrounds. It is a community of role models, mentors, educators and student-centered advocates who provide resources, support services and high-impact learning opportunities to students from CSUF and the surrounding area. The CFEP strives to cultivate and leverage innovative collaborations with community partners, educational institutions and families to enrich its services and expose students to transformative educational paths, career fields and life experiences. It dreams and works toward a world in which every student is empowered, a society in which life circumstances do not dictate one's outcomes, and an educational system in which access and opportunity are abundant and available to every student.
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) strives to increase the number of students from low-income backgrounds who enter and succeed in postsecondary education. In partnership with the Anaheim Union High School District, GEAR UP serves a cohort of students beginning in seventh grade and follows their successes through their first year in college. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, GEAR UP services aim to meet the following objectives:
Increase academic performance and preparation for college
Increase high school graduation and postsecondary enrollment
increase the educational expectations and family knowledge of higher education options, preparations, and financing
Promote systemic change to increase the number of students prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education
Educational Talent Search
fullerton.edu/talentsearch
Educational Talent Search provides students with the necessary support services to pursue higher education. The program is focused on assisting participants with preparing to have as many postsecondary options as possible. A federal TRIO Program of the U.S. Department of Education, Educational Talent Search is designed to centrally assist low-income and potential first-generation college students with enrolling and preparing to succeed in college. The program is currently offered at the following Anaheim Union High School District schools: Anaheim High School, Katella High School, Loara High School, Magnolia High School, Savanna High School and Western High School. The Educational Talent Search program is entirely free for participants and funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
fullerton.edu/upwardbound
Upward Bound provides fundamental support to participants in their preparation for college entrance. The program provides opportunities for participants to succeed in their pre-college performance and ultimately in their higher education pursuits. Upward Bound serves high school students from low-income families; and high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree. The goal of Upward Bound is to increase the rate at which participants complete secondary education and enroll in and graduate from institutions of postsecondary education. The CSUF Upward Bound-Santa Ana program annually serves 90 scholars who are selected from four high schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District: Century High School, Saddleback High School, Santa Ana High School and Valley High School. The CSUF Upward Bound-North program annually serves 62 scholars who are selected from two high schools: Fullerton Union High School in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District and Savanna High School in the Anaheim Union High School District. Upward Bound is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
Experience CSUF
Experience CSUF, in partnership with Orange County United Way's Destination Graduation Initiative, provides transformative, high-impact college and career exposure experience to 22 Destination Graduation junior high and high schools in the Santa Ana Unified, Anaheim Union, Westminster, Garden Grove Unified and Huntington Beach Unified School Districts. Experience CSUF aims to cultivate a college-going culture among first-generation, low income, and underserved junior high, high school students and their families. Student and Parent Higher Education workshops are offered in areas such as college admission requirements, financial aid, academic planning, and major and career exploration. Experience CSUF supports more than 2,800 students through meaningful and in-depth college access programming to ensure that the students are prepared to access higher education.
fullerton.edu/mcnair
The McNair Scholars Program is a federally funded TRIO program and serves 26-28 CSUF junior and senior students on an annual basis. McNair is a two-year program, which provides support and services to students from low-income, first-generation and underrepresented backgrounds, to prepare them for entrance into and completion of Ph.D. programs. McNair Scholars participate in a range of services and programming, including:
One-on-one advisement
Graduate school preparation, including applying for admission and funding
Graduate school visitations
Completion of a research thesis for which participants receive a $2,800 stipend
fullerton.edu/cice
The Center for Internships and Community Engagement offers students the opportunity to formally integrate academics with practical experiences prior to graduation. Academic internships and service-learning courses offer students both domestic and international opportunities to expand their knowledge and skills in "real" situations in business environments, nonprofit organizations and government agencies. These practical experiences allow students to expand their knowledge, apply theories and skills learned in the classroom, prepare for successful entry into the job market, and develop as socially responsible citizens.
Additionally, academic internships and service-learning offer opportunities for students to:
Gain work and service experiences
Network and develop industry contacts
Earn academic credit
Solidify academic and career goals
Earn money while learning
Explore various career options within a major
Demonstrate personal and social responsibility
Become engaged in their communities and issues of concern to them
The courses involve the cooperation of faculty, employers and service sites that provide opportunities for students to fulfill their academic, civic and professional needs. Each academic internship/service-learning placement is monitored by the site while faculty members provide guidance to students, ensuring the academic integrity of the work/service experience.
Students who wish to participate in service-learning should explore their departments' course offerings for those that include service-learning. In addition, some departments offer international service-learning opportunities.
Students participating in academic internships must:
Be at least in their junior year of study or have instructor consent
Meet the prerequisites and minimum grade-point average required by the department
Receive approval from the appropriate faculty coordinator
Enroll in the department's internship course
Academic internships and service-learning experiences must be consistent with the subject matter of the course. In most departments, up to six units of internship credits may be earned.
Pollak Library 170
fullerton.edu/scholars
The Center for Scholars serves a remarkable group of resilient and ambitious students who come from diverse backgrounds. From their first day on campus, scholars are encouraged to get involved and become integral and well-rounded leaders in the Titan community. To accomplish this, Center for Scholars staff seek to instill a sense of citizenship and commitment in each student, inspiring them to reach out to those around them through service and mentorship. Beyond graduation, it is the hope that students will continue to grow to become leaders in their communities and inspire others in the same ways that they have been inspired.
The following scholar populations are a part of the Center for Scholars:
Abrego Future Scholars
Guardian Scholars - Current and Former Foster Youth Student Support
Nicholas Academic Scholars
President's Scholars
Simon Scholars
Sun Scholars
Student Health and Counseling Center - West Building
fullerton.edu/caps
Counseling and Psychological Services strives to help students achieve their academic, professional and personal goals. Counselors can help students improve coping skills, strengthen personal relationships, navigate the college transition, recover from traumatic experiences and engage in self-exploration. CAPS offers brief counseling for individuals and couples, group counseling, psychiatric services, referrals, crisis intervention, outreach, and wellness workshops to eligible CSUF students. CAPS counselors are also available to consult with faculty and staff about concerns related to student mental health. In addition, CAPS is home to a Doctoral Internship for doctoral-level graduate students in clinical and counseling psychology programs. The internship program offers a comprehensive training experience and is accredited by the American Psychological Association.
Titan Student Union 243
fullerton.edu/deanofstudents
The Dean of Students Office helps Titans reach higher by serving as an advocate for students, connecting them to appropriate university resources and collaborating meaningfully with the campus community. The office assists students in navigating the university, resolving educational, personal and other concerns that impact the quality of their Titan experience.
The Dean of Students Office comprises three areas: Care Services, Tuffy's Basic Needs Center and the Office of Student Conduct.
The welfare and success of students is our priority. Care Services are needed when students experience distress that negatively impacts them academically, emotionally, behaviorally or physically. Care Services include:
Connecting students to counseling services or other mental health services.
Providing information related to university processes and referrals to campus departments.
Assisting with basic needs.
Connecting students to the Student Success Teams in their colleges, who can provide academic advising and career development.
Helping students develop healthy plans of action that restore well-being and promote success, such as accessing involvement opportunities on campus, helping them problem-solve specific challenges and providing university-related information.
Notifying faculty should they miss class due to hospitalization.
In some serious instances, helping students withdraw from their classes.
Tuffy's Basic Needs Services Center
Tuffy's Basic Needs Services Center helps students who experience an unforeseen emergency, crisis or catastrophic event. Services include food assistance, emergency temporary housing, hygiene products, gently worn professional attire and emergency grant funds. These resources promote wellness and enable students to continue and complete their education at CSUF. Tuffy's Basic Needs Services Center is located in McCarthy Hall 143.
The Office of Student Conduct is responsible for investigating and adjudicating violations of university policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Student Conduct supports students, staff and faculty by addressing complaints in a fair and consistent manner and ensuring that students receive due process and fair treatment. The office is committed to informing students of their rights as members of the university community and providing education regarding the responsibilities associated with those rights.
Gordon Hall 101
fullerton.edu/dss
The Office of Disability Support Services provides assistance and offers support services to students with temporary and permanent disabilities, and has been delegated the authority on campus to provide reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. The highly trained professional and support staff specialize in serving the specific needs of persons with disabilities and seek to provide accommodations for equitable access and a barrier-free educational environment. Services for students include access support within the classroom, curriculum, buildings and educational activities.
DSS works in close cooperation with all university departments to provide a full range of services, including academic accommodations (readers, note takers, ASL interpreters/RTC, alternative testing), accessible technology and instructional materials, disability management, temporary disabled parking, application assistance, voter registration, priority registration and referral for diagnostic assessment, academic advising, career counseling and job placement, housing access, transportation and disability advocacy.
fullerton.edu/dirc
dirc@fullerton.edu
Diversity Initiatives and Resource Centers empowers, educates, and engages students and the Titan community through co-curricular learning. DIRC provides support and advocacy for students to expand their cultural competence and identity development.
The department comprises the following resource centers: African American Resource Center; Asian Pacific American Resource Center; Chicana and Chicano Resource Center; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Resource Center; and the Titan Dreamers Resource Center. Each center sponsors a variety of events that aim to educate, support and advocate for students. All students, regardless of identity, are welcome into each center.
Additionally, DIRC offers trainings and development programs on topics that include but are not limited to: race, ethnicity, culture, sexuality, gender, immigration status, class, privilege and the intersections of identity. Students who engage in DIRC programs and services increase their awareness about diversity, inclusive practice and current social issues, and have opportunities to develop intercultural communication and leadership skills. Visit the DIRC website at fullerton.edu/dirc for more information.
Contact the resource centers:
African American Resource Center
fullerton.edu/aarc
aarc@fullerton.edu
Asian Pacific American Resource Center
fullerton.edu/aparc
aparc@fullerton.edu
Chicana and Chicano Resource Center
fullerton.edu/crc
crc@fullerton.edu
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Resource Center
fullerton.edu/lgbtq
lgbtq@fullerton.edu
Titan Dreamers Resource Center
fullerton.edu/tdrc
tdrc@fullerton.edu
fullerton.edu/financialaid
The Office of Financial Aid is committed to providing eligible students with the necessary financial aid resources to ensure their academic success. Financial aid is available to remove the cost barriers that may prevent students from pursuing educational goals. Assistance is available from a variety of programs funded by federal and state grants, scholarships, student loans, student employment opportunities and other types of aid. In order to ensure priority financial aid, the single most important step students can take each year is to ensure the submission of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid online at fafsa.gov or California Dream Act Application at caldreamact.org for AB540 students by the March 2 priority deadline. The FAFSA or CDA application determines students' eligibility based on their financial need each year. The university's financial aid professionals provide quality advising services to students addressing educational needs, as well as one-on-one counseling. They are dedicated to making a CSUF education attainable and affordable for students.
Housing Administration
fullerton.edu/housing
Housing and Residential Engagement at Cal State Fullerton offers a vibrant, thriving community that assists students in achieving their academic, personal and career goals. Staff and student leaders within HRE facilitate programming focused on the goals of interpersonal growth, academic success, cultural competence and community service. Resident Advisers are student staff members who are assigned to specific living areas and act as mentors during a student's residency and beyond. In addition to RAs, five community coordinators (professional staff who live in the community) provide crisis and emergency response, as well as programming designed to support student development and community building.
The student housing community features two styles of housing accommodations: residence halls and apartments. The residence halls are designed to focus on the needs of incoming first-year students and house 1,195 students in double- and triple-occupancy bedrooms clustered around community bathrooms. Active rooms and study rooms are centrally located on each floor, assisting students through purposeful interactions within their community. Opened in 2011, the residence halls were awarded the first Platinum LEED certification in California by the U.S. Green Building Council.
Continuing, transfer and graduate students are housed in the apartment communities, which are home to more than 800 residents. Double-occupancy apartments have three bedrooms, housing six students per apartment. Single- occupancy apartments have four bedrooms, housing four residents per apartment. All apartments are fully furnished with two bathrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a balcony or patio.
The Gastronome, a premium "all-you-care-to-eat" dining commons, offers residents fulfilling and healthy meals seven days a week. All residents are required to choose a meal plan. Five-day and seven-day continuous meal plans are available for all residents, allowing them to enter the Gastronome as often as they want either Monday through Friday, or every day. Residents living in the apartment communities also can choose smaller block meal plans, allowing them fewer entries into the Gastronome per semester.
fullerton.edu/msi
The Male Success Initiative-Fullerton is a department "where undergraduate men of color achieve the fullness of their potential." The purpose of MSI-Fullerton is to support and advance the potential of undergraduate men of color by providing tailored programming and services that empower brothers with the skills and knowledge needed to foster academic success; establish a support network of mentors; increase graduation and retention rates; and strengthen the sense of brotherhood among all CSUF students who self-identify as men of color (African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander, American Indian and multiracial, including men of trans experience). In addition, each year MSI-Fullerton provides 15 scholarships to incoming first-time-freshmen, known as MSI-Success Scholars. However, all current undergraduate CSUF students who self-identify as men and men of color, can receive support from MSI-Fullerton by becoming an MSI-Fellow. Both MSI-Success Scholars and MSI-Fellows participate as brothers in yearlong, tailored academic support programs; leadership, engagement, enrichment and development retreats and opportunities; career trajectory planning; and explorations of gender and masculinity.
Titan Hall Second Floor
fullerton.edu/or
Outreach and Recruitment serves prospective and incoming students, and any other interested parties in the information seeking and application process, as it relates to the California State University system and Cal State Fullerton specifically. Through this department, the community is able to take campus tours, receive informational workshops, request Cal State Fullerton's presence at a college fair, visit the Transfer Student Center and obtain general information.
Educational Opportunity Program
fullerton.edu/eop
The Educational Opportunity Program aims to do the following:
Provide access opportunities for historically underserved students (low-income, first-generation college) by making higher education a possibility for prospective students with potential for academic excellence
Provide advocacy and education to address the needs of EOP students
Provide a transitional experience that will empower students to better manage and navigate the college experience
Provide support services to facilitate student success
Provide EOP grants to eligible students who should also receive the highest priority for financial aid resources available from the institution
EOP Summer Bridge
fullerton.edu/eop/bridge
Summer Bridge is an exciting opportunity primarily designed for the special admit population who demonstrate high potential to succeed academically. The program provides academic, cultural, recreational and co-curricular activities aimed to prepare students for the transition to the university. Participants live in the residence halls under the supervision of CSUF staff. Students will benefit from the personalized attention, individualized instruction, accessibility to campus resources and the connections made with faculty, staff and students.
fullerton.edu/sss
The Student Support Services (SSS) program is a federally funded TRIO Program that is housed within the Student Academic Services unit of Student Affairs. The SSS program serves students who are first-generation and/or low-income and/or have a disability to successfully graduate with their bachelor's degree. In addition, SSS provides academic and other support services to encourage the holistic development of students from first-year enrollment through graduation.
Supplemental Instruction
Pollak Library, 1st Floor
fullerton.edu/si
Supplemental Instruction is an academic assistance program that provides weekly, peer-led group study sessions for students taking bottleneck, key gateway or traditionally difficult courses (those with high D, F or W rates). Sessions are led by an SI leader who has mastered the course material and brings students together in a collaborative learning environment to improve understanding of course material, review and discuss important concepts, develop study strategies, and prepare for exams. SI is provided for all students who want to improve their understanding of course material and improve their grades; it is not just for those students who are struggling. To view the current SI schedule and learn more about the program, visit the website.
University Learning Center
fullerton.edu/ulc
The University Learning Center offers one-to-one tutoring for a variety of undergraduate general education and major courses. Using an online appointment system, fullerton.edu/ulc, students schedule their own appointments or send papers for online writing recommendations to improve flow, thesis or structure. The ULC also offers students the "Academic Makeover" workshops each semester. The ultimate goal of the ULC is to help students learn and develop the skills necessary to succeed at CSUF.
University Testing Center
fullerton.edu/testing
The University Testing Center provides test information to students who need to take exams in order to fulfill their educational goals. The center also serves as a testing site for institutional testing programs required for placement in classes and graduation.
fullerton.edu/studentwellness
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Is Ben Bisexual?
Posted on September 9, 2013	by bkonigsberg
Here's a very cool interview from the examiner.com's national bisexual writer, Sheela Lambert.
When she sent it to me, I had an interesting reaction. The reason she wrote about the book is Ben's "Bisexuality." I thought: Wait. Is he bisexual? And who gets to decide?
This isn't a criticism. It's simply a question about labels and how they work. And what constitutes bisexuality, I guess.
To me, I suppose Ben falls on that continuum. But you could also say he's straight except for when he starts to have strong feelings for his best friend, Rafe. Or you could decide he's on the road to gayville and he's currently in denial.
What do you think? Would you label Ben? What would that label be? And should he need to be labeled at all?
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I feel as though Ben is bisexual. I got that internalised feelings sort of "vibe" from him.
yvan stone says:
I think he is actually gay, it is just that he was too afraid and scared to admit it because it was something new to him and he didn't know how to handle it
bkonigsberg says:
Interesting… well, I'm writing the sequel right now, so at some point you can read more and see if you were right!
Just read Openly Straight and I LOVE it! Can't wait for the sequel!
Thank you! I'm working on it!
Cuong Tran says:
I am so puzzled by Ben's sexuality and what Ben and Rafe's relationship means now that the bubble around it has popped; that's why I was so disappointed when I got to the ending (not that it was bad; the whole book was excellent) – I was just so curious to discover who Ben was going to become and I felt his journey was only just beginning.
And also because I'm gay and I think I fell in love with Ben, and now my heart's broken. (I stopped breathing during those scenes with Rafe and Ben lying together on the floor, on their beds, in the same bed – this is one of the most romantic novels I've ever read!)
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE SEQUEL! I LOVE YOUR WORK!
I am smiling reading this, because I am currently exploring this exact issue. Is Ben bi? Is he gay? Is he straight? Questioning? What's the meaning of those labels, and is it possible that a person can defy labels and just be somewhere on a continuum? All very interesting questions. I promise you there will be answers! Coming!
Ben? Not gay. I've been with straight guys (they identified as straight and that was fine with me) and some just wanted to find out more, some were confused and a few were just intoxicated. I'm sure one or two may have actually been gay too.
Reading about Ben's story made me really feel bad for some of those men in my low ago past.
Nikki R says:
I don't know whether i'd say Ben is bisexual, as he only seems to have homoromantic feelings towards Rafe. He seems to be demisexual, perhaps, because his feelings for Rafe are associated with their friendship. It is possible, as well, to have feelings for someone of a different gender than your sexuality, being one person, while still keeping your sexuality intact. It all depends on where they go from this point.
alicespaceymageean says:
So I'm still reading 'Openly Straight' (on page 254), and decided to google about Ben and bisexuality and found this blog post.
(I realise this is pretty late, seeing as the other comments are from 2014, but I hope this is read by somebody and isn't just me talking to the void–although that's fun too, sometimes.)
With how far I've read so far, I think Ben is a great example of someone who's discovering/exploring their bisexuality. The book talks, in passing, about heteronormativity which is something bi people go through too but, I suppose, in a slightly different way. There's a lot of different circumstances, and bi people too get that assumed straight unless out (and then sometimes still assumed straight because what, bisexuality isn't a thing?! You're just confused/experimenting or really just gay and not all the way there yet. 🙄)
But with Ben I feel like he's always thought he's straight because that's been the only option he's felt he's had. Like, he doesn't feel like he's gay, because he's never had that connection with guys before (or maybe he has and just ignored them/written them off as intense bromances) and because the view tends to be "you're either straight or gay" being bi was never given as an option.
Here we come onto labels! Sure, it's fine not to label yourself, or feel like you're just queer, or don't really care, or are just open to whatever. That's great, each to their own, if someone feels this is best for them then why argue? Sometimes people do get too caught up with labels…
…but not really so when that label is bisexuality.
Like it's cool if someone who experiences multiple gender attraction says that they don't do labels. What I find less cool, and I know it's something other bi people feel too, is that the no labels, um, label is always given to the character who would otherwise define themselves as bi. (Getting back onto books, fiction and media here.)
Like, if you could name 10 openly bi characters in TV shows, books, other media, where they 1) openly say they're bi 2) shut down people/show irritation when they're told it's just a phase bla bla bla, then please send me the list because I need to get on that.
If you're having trouble to immediately think of something, I hope that my point is made for when it comes to labels and bi people.
You see, I like the label of being bi. Like Ben, I had a journey too of discovering my sexuality. Not straight. Not gay. But something else. Bi. When I started identifying as bi, and I think labels are useful to help with self identification, a whole new world was opened up to me. I'm not saying it wasn't there all along whether or not I used the label, but I am saying that the label of being bi helped me belong.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, the whole book explores whether labels are needed or not and what happens to people, sometimes, when they've been assigned/taken a label. Should Ben be labelled as something? Do we have the right to label him as anything? Well, seeing as there is a lack of well developed bi characters in YA books I guess it would be nice for a character to come out as bisexual, and saying so, at some point in the story.
It would be nice to be represented, and have our stories shown, and told that we matter in literature too, instead of always being told that labels don't matter, why are you getting so hung up on it?
Labels matter to those who identify with them. It's an equally as important way to feel, and it's a way that's not really represented for bi characters in anything.
To bring this comment to a close, and it went on longer than I meant it to, Ben is bi to me. I see myself in Ben. I understand that struggle of not feeling one or the other, and then not knowing that there's an entirely different way that he could be. That being bi isn't being half straight and half gay but it's own identity.
It's amazing how often people seem to forget what the B in LGBT stands for.
Ben is bi, and I've got to be honest (lol) I'm going to be disappointed if he doesn't identify that way at the end of the book. Even though I already know he won't, because no character ever does even when they experience things that link so closely to what a bi person's coming out journey could be.
So yeah TL;TR labels are important to bi people because bi erasure is a thing and we hardly ever get a character who goes on a journey that's similar to our own and then identifies as bi.
Brought to you by your not-so-local bitter bisexual who wants a list of 10 YA books where a character comes out as bi and sticks to that label.


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Antioxidant enzymes reduce loss of blood-brain barrier integrity in experimental optic neuritis
John Guy, E. A. Ellis, G. M. Hope, N. A. Rao
We studied the effect of antioxidant enzymes on the loss of integrity of the blood-brain barrier in the optic nerves of strain-13 guinea pigs with chronic experimental allergic encephalomyelitis, a demyelinating disorder with neurologic and histopathologic characteristics similar to multiple sclerosis. Animals with experimental allergic encephalomyelitis received daily intraperitoneal injections of either preservative-free saline (group 1), catalase (group 2), or glutathione peroxidase (group 3) for 2.2 months after the onset of appendicular paralysis. Following intravascular administration, extravascular leakage of horseradish peroxidase was histopathologically graded as mild, moderate, or severe within the optic nerve head and myelinated retrolaminar nerve. Severe extravasation of horseradish peroxidase was exclusive to group 1, in addition to moderate and mild leakage. In groups 2 and 3, leakage of horseradish peroxidase was infrequent, and when detected, it was graded as mild. Detoxification of hydrogen peroxide with catalase and glutathione peroxidase substantially reduced horseradish peroxidase leakage in experimental optic neuritis, suggesting a role for hydrogen peroxide and its reactive by-products in the pathogenesis of increased vascular permeability of the blood-brain barrier in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis.
Archives of Ophthalmology
Horseradish Peroxidase
Autoimmune Experimental Encephalomyelitis
Optic Disk
Capillary Permeability
Guy, J., Ellis, E. A., Hope, G. M., & Rao, N. A. (1989). Antioxidant enzymes reduce loss of blood-brain barrier integrity in experimental optic neuritis. Archives of Ophthalmology, 107(9), 1359-1363.
Antioxidant enzymes reduce loss of blood-brain barrier integrity in experimental optic neuritis. / Guy, John; Ellis, E. A.; Hope, G. M.; Rao, N. A.
In: Archives of Ophthalmology, Vol. 107, No. 9, 01.01.1989, p. 1359-1363.
Guy, J, Ellis, EA, Hope, GM & Rao, NA 1989, 'Antioxidant enzymes reduce loss of blood-brain barrier integrity in experimental optic neuritis', Archives of Ophthalmology, vol. 107, no. 9, pp. 1359-1363.
Guy J, Ellis EA, Hope GM, Rao NA. Antioxidant enzymes reduce loss of blood-brain barrier integrity in experimental optic neuritis. Archives of Ophthalmology. 1989 Jan 1;107(9):1359-1363.
Guy, John ; Ellis, E. A. ; Hope, G. M. ; Rao, N. A. / Antioxidant enzymes reduce loss of blood-brain barrier integrity in experimental optic neuritis. In: Archives of Ophthalmology. 1989 ; Vol. 107, No. 9. pp. 1359-1363.
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The  Colombia lunar sample displays  are two commemorative plaques consisting of small fragments of Moon specimen brought back with the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar missions and given in the 1970s to the people of Colombia by United States President Richard Nixon as goodwill gifts.

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Apollo 11

Apollo 17

History

Misael Pastrana Borrero kept both displays in his personal possession. In 1985, it was revealed they were not a personal gift, and Juan Carlos Pastrana, son of Misael Pastrana Borrero, gave them to the Bogotá Planetarium. Since their return to public hands, the lunar sample displays have remained in secured storage within the Planetarium of Bogotá until 2003 when they were displayed for the first time to the public as part of the planetarium's permanent collection.

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Tuck Business School Working Paper No. 2004-02; EFA 2004 Maastricht Meetings Paper No. 4332
See all articles by Diego Garcia
University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business; University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Finance Area
Joel M. Vanden
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business
Date Written: June 24, 2005
We explain the size and the existence of the mutual fund industry by generalizing the standard competitive noisy rational expectations framework with endogenous information acquisition. Since informed agents optimally choose to open mutual funds in order to sell their private information, mutual funds are an endogenous feature of our equilibrium. Our model yields novel predictions on price informativeness, optimal fund fees, the equilibrium risk premium, and the size and competitiveness of the mutual fund industry. In particular, we show that a sufficiently competitive mutual fund sector yields more informative prices and a lower equity risk premium. Thus, the paper explicitly links the existence of mutual funds to equilibrium asset prices.
Keywords: mutual funds, markets for information
JEL Classification: D43, D82, G14
Garcia, Diego and Vanden, Joel M., Information Acquisition and Mutual Funds (June 24, 2005). Tuck Business School Working Paper No. 2004-02; EFA 2004 Maastricht Meetings Paper No. 4332. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=488885 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.488885
Diego Garcia (Contact Author)
University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business ( email )
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Finance Area
Kenan-Flagler Business School
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business ( email )


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Stanbic, Coca-Cola and Nice House of Plastics sign MoU to promote sustainable management and recycling of plastic waste
by NELSON MANDELA | PML Daily Reporter
Paul Obiero, Emma Mugisha, Head CIB, Simon Kaheru Public Affairs and Communications Director, Coca Cola Beverages Africa, Anne Juuko Stanbic CE, Barbara Mulwana ED Nice House of plastics, Dr Najib Batenya and Cathe (PHOTO/Courtesy).
KAMPALA – Stanbic Bank Uganda, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa and Nice House of Plastics have joined hands in a collaborative partnership to promote responsible use and re-cycling of plastic waste as a means of sustaining environmental protection.
Speaking during the signing of the MoU, Stanbic Chief Executive Anne Juuko said, "This landmark partnership brings together Stanbic Bank Uganda, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Uganda, and Nice House of Plastics, with support from Kampala City Council (KCCA) in an initiative that will promote the sustainable waste management of plastics in Uganda."
"This is a first of its kind in the country, where private sector players will collaborate to promote sustainable recycling of plastics through an ecosystem underpinned by value addition to create end products and ultimately protect the environment," she added
Stanbic's role in the new collaboration will be in providing the necessary finance and advisory expertise to promote sustainable waste management of plastics.
Juuko said, "As Stanbic Bank, we are proud to be the financial advisors in this initiative as it also aligns to our social, economic and environmental (SEE) priorities. Stanbic is committed to promoting sustainability through our activities and increase opportunities to deliver sustainable and impactful investment expertise to our clients."
In the MoU the companies agree to support waste segregation initiatives in communities and plastic collection centres to increase the volume of safely managed plastics.
The companies will also make the necessary effort to engage plastic manufacturing companies to set up plastic collection centres in the communities as part of an extended producer responsibility to increase the amount of plastics collected and channeled to the recycling project.
Mr. Melkamu Abebe, General Manager of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa entities in Uganda (Century and Rwenzori Bottling Companies) said, "I thank Stanbic Bank for bringing us together. Plastic Waste recycling is a key component of our Sustainability focus in the Coca-Cola system. As you know, we have a global initiative called 'world without waste' under which we commit to help collect and recycle 100% of the PET waste generated by consumers," he said.
"In Uganda, we run Plastic Recycling Industries, an initiative under which we fund the collection and delivery of plastic waste from the environment to our recycling plant in Kyambogo-Nakawa. There, we turn this waste into flakes that can be used to manufacture products like lumber for furniture, pavers, thermofoam for packaging and fibre," he said.
Mr. Abebe said the company was committed to collaborations that embed the culture of plastic waste separation and recycling and called on all Ugandans to join and support such initiatives.
Under the MoU, CCBA's Plastic Recycling Industries will collect and supply PET Flakes as raw materials for Nice House of Plastics to create finished products.
Nice House of Plastics Managing Director Barbara Mulwana said the partnership will provide them with the much needed plastic raw materials which will be used in production of their products.
"Recycled PET is one of the major raw materials that we use in our work. We have previously imported some of it and this collaboration will go a long way in solving our raw material problem and promoting a safe environment," she said.
Nice House of Plastics will then use the recycled plastics that will be further modified through value-addition to create final products in form of among others; Yarn-Fibre, Wood Plastic Composite and rPET (recycled PET).
Juuko said, "Together, we shall be creating an ecosystem that will promote the collection and recycling of plastics to save the environment as well as provide a market for valued added recycled plastics that can be used locally in the Ugandan market."
She said environment sustainability must remain a priority for all organisations as they shall each contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. "I'd like to urge other private sector players to join our efforts to promote recycling of plastics and be a part of the value addition ecosystem that will promote the creation of Ugandan locally made products," she concluded.
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U.S. Democrats to press for impeachment witnesses throughout trial
By David Morgan and Lisa Lambert
9 January 2020, 11:28 am
Pelosi says she will send Trump impeachment articles when she's ready
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi holds weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democrats on Thursday vowed to keep fighting to hear witnesses at President Donald Trump's pending impeachment trial in the Republican-controlled Senate, even as their drive to exact a guarantee ahead of the proceedings appeared futile.
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he will press Republicans to accept four witnesses, including John Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser, even if the Senate rejects testimony at the start of the trial to determine whether Trump should be convicted of abusing his power and obstructing Congress over Ukraine.
"Those votes at the beginning of the trial will not be the last votes on witnesses and documents. Make no mistake, we will continue to revisit the issue," Schumer said on the Senate floor.
Schumer, who needs only four of the 100-seat Senate's 53 Republicans to join Democrats on the witness question, could succeed by pressuring vulnerable Republicans such as Senator Susan Collins and Senator Cory Gardner, who face re-election challenges in swing states in November.
Without witnesses, Democrats fear Senate Republicans could move quickly to dismiss the charges against Trump.
But securing witnesses could also open a Pandora's box for Democrats. Trump has said he would like to hear from former Vice President Joe Biden, his businessman son Hunter Biden, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and the anonymous whistleblower whose complaint launched the impeachment inquiry.
Trump also has said he might try to block Bolton from testifying.
"When we start allowing national security advisers to just go up and say whatever they want to say... We can't do that," he told reporters at the White House.
The timing of Trump's Senate trial remained up in the air, as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she wants first to see Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's trial plan before sending the impeachment articles to the Senate.
"I'll send them over when I'm ready, and that will probably be soon," she told a news conference.
With some Senate Democrats calling for the trial to move forward, expectations have risen for a break in the impasse.
"I want to give Speaker Pelosi the time to make the right judgment in terms of reporting this to the Senate. I expect it to happen soon," Senator Richard Durbin, the chamber's No. 2 Democrat after Schumer, told Reuters.
McConnell told other Republican lawmakers he expects to get the articles as soon as Friday, which would set up a trial for next week, according to a source familiar with the discussion.
House Democrats said they have seen no indication from Pelosi on when the articles could move to the Senate. Some said they do not expect that until next week.
The Democratic-controlled House impeached Trump in December on charges that he abused his power for personal gain by pressuring Ukraine to launch a corruption investigation of Joe Biden, a leading contender for the Democratic nomination to face Trump in November's presidential election.
The House also charged him with obstructing Congress by directing administration officials and agencies not to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry.
Trump says he did nothing wrong and has dismissed his impeachment as a partisan bid to undo his 2016 election. He is likely to be acquitted, as no Republicans have voiced support for ousting him from office.
McConnell wants to consider calling witnesses well after the proceedings begin and has support from enough Republican lawmakers to adopt his plan without backing from Democrats.
"This conversation is over," McConnell said on the Senate floor. "We are not ceding our constitutional authority to the partisan designs of the speaker."
McConnell walked Trump through his intended trial format on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the discussion. But the Republican leader has neither shared text of a trial resolution with Trump nor negotiated with the White House on how the measure would be worded.
(Reporting by David Morgan and Lisa Lambert; additional reporting by Susan Heavey; editing by David Gregorio and Dan Grebler)


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Christianity and Halloween – can they be reconciled…?
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WHAT ARE THE ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN?
– and can it be reconciled with Christianity?
Around the time of Jesus, the Celts covered a rather large part of France, northern and western Europe, and the British Isles. The faith/religion of the Celts is similar to present-day shamanism in several ways – i.e. worshipping nature and all the gods they believe are part of nature. In addition, the Druids had many rituals and mysterious ceremonies that were performed by priests: Druids. The religion is known as Druidism – and one of the large ceremonial venues of Druidism is very well known even today as Stonehenge in England, where you can see the remains of their circular sacrifice site.
Primarily, the Druids had two significant days for rituals, May 1 and the last day of October (October 31). Particularly the latter celebration in October was called Samhain and was the festival of the sun where they worshipped the sun god Baal, which is actually known from the Old Testament as well under the name Baʿal.
The Druids did not just worship Baal, but also used this particular day and night to summon the ruler of the underworld, so all those who had died in the previous year could come to visit their families. In other words, they wanted to contact all the spirits – both good and evil spirits.
The dead came back to take over the body from a living individual for the entire upcoming year. If they didn't, the Druids believed it impossible to experience life after death.
Since there weren't too many living people looking to be possessed by a spirit, they dressed up in scary costumes in order to – as naïve as it sounds – scare away the evil spirits of the underworld.
At the same time, this night was a night where screaming was heard everywhere, as the Druids burned witches on the hilltops – not just because they were witches, but as offerings to Ba'al. At the same time, people shared among themselves all the supernatural and occult experiences they had had the previous year.
Another important part of Halloween was to see into the future by using many psychic rituals. They say that priests (Druids) cut up animals and were able to read the future in the intestines. The young people peeled an apple into one long peel, through it over one shoulder, after which they could psychically see the initials of their intended.
Looking more closely at ancient Ba'al worshippers, they often sacrificed their children to their god – precisely we see it in hard-core Satanism of today, where people avoid seeing a physician during the pregnancy and the child is subsequently sacrificed to Satan.
In black Satanism (not just egocentric Satanism), Halloween is every bit as important as Easter (the resurrection of Jesus) is to Christians. This is the precise holiday when Satanists inaugurate their chief priests and perform some of the worst sacrifices all year. This is also when blood rituals and human sacrifices take place, as described by former Satanists like Fiona Barnett and John Ramirez etc.
In the 9th century when the Catholic Church started to become more prolific, they decided to keep the feast days by changing it to "All Hallows Eve", where they chose to celebrate the Catholic saints – i.e. the "major Catholic personalities". The church then made November 2 "All Souls' Day", where you pray for all those who aren't saints. Back then, Catholics believed that the souls of the dead were in Purgatory for some time after death. It was believed that by praying for them, their souls could be brought into heaven. This "souling" meant that the Catholic beggars went door to door begging for so-called soul cakes": Square rolls baked with Zante currants. The more soul cakes the beggars got, the more prayers they promised to offer for the dead relatives of the giver of the cakes.
Today the Danish State Church uses "All Hallows Sunday" to read the names of all those who died in the past year.
Today, pumpkins have become a "cult symbol" for Halloween. This is due to an old wives' tale from Ireland, where they would make turnips into lanterns. There are two parallel folk legends about young Jack, who, according to one legend teased the devil, who then threw glowing embers into Jack's lantern, and he was unable to blow them out. In the other folk legend, the devil again puts glowing embers into Jack's lantern after his death, allowing him to find his way through the freezing darkness.
People soon figured out that pumpkins are more easily carved than turnips… and therefore they ended up as "Jack-o-lanterns" – from which the "light of the devil" shines out at people.
So, you might ask… Why celebrate Halloween..? Just because it's an old custom which was adopted first by the occult Druids, then by the church, and finally by commercial interests…? As a Christian, does it make sense to celebrate it? And does it make sense to dress up your beloved children in devilish costumes?
…and if in doubt, check it out on Google by searching for "samhain pagan", which is the heathen Halloween.
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With innovations in this sector transforming our world day by day, experts like Joseph Duzgun are being sought out for advice on what lies ahead.
In this article, we'll discuss some of the top issues affecting IT today.
Despite proclamations that Moore's Law was reaching its logical end several years ago, scientific breakthroughs have continued the breakneck pace of technological change in business and society.
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