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Apple Watch Series 1, Series 2 Price and Holiday Sale at Best Buy, Amazon
Tim Cook claims Apple Watch is one of the most popular holiday gifts. So, if you have missed Amazon's one-day sale of Apple Watch Series 1, you have to settle on buying Apple's smartwatches in its regular price. After all, Apple's Watch series are still the best-selling smartwatch.
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Transformers: The Last Knight Official Trailer Releases, Plot Spoilers and Rumors
The first trailer for the Transformers 5: The Last Knight has just been released. The last Transformers film to be directed by Michael Bay is set to hit theaters on June 23, 2017. It's a 2 minutes and 30 seconds trailer that seemed to be a merge of the old times where knights and sentient robots already exist and the future where humans and Transformers are waging the biggest war to save the Earth.
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Trump's Call with Taiwan President Was a 'Courtesy Call': Mike Pence
President-elect Donald Trump's tweets have always attracted so much attention. It's as controversial as almost everything else he says. However, the next US President has recently been scrutinized for a phone call initiated by Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen. In the usual Trump fashion, he went to Twitter to confirm the said call. Though some analysts have shrugged it off as a minor mistake, his later tweet directed to China was not taken lightly by his critics.
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Adoption of Android Nougat 7.0 Update Falls Behind Apple's iOS 10
Google first released its latest mobile OS Android 7.0 Nougat back in September. Based on the new statistics shared by the tech company, the adoption of the said Android version is still slow compared to its rival Apple's iOS 10. More Android users are yet to upgrade and use Nougat.
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Will Samsung Drop Its Note Family Name? The Galaxy Note 8 and Everything You Need To Know
You would think that with the disaster of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, they will end the whole Note family altogether. However, the tech company might roll out a follow-up to the ill-fated phablet with the upcoming Galaxy Note 8. The said flagship device should be launched next year.
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Olivet University appeals BPPE's license revocation, vows to protect students and faculty interests
Olivet University has officially initiated the appeal process following the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education's (BPPE) decision to revoke its license. The university says it is committed to safeguarding the interests of its students and faculty, who have been directly impacted by this decision.
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‘Wang Mingdao’s Diary’ reproduction highlights complexities of contemporary Chinese Christianity
On December 9, the China Graduate School of Theology (中国神学研究院) hosted a public lecture titled “A Courageous Witness in the Times—Launch of Wang Mingdao (王明道)’s Diary.” The lecture, themed “Faith Patterns in Beijing’s Christian Churches Through the Lens of Wang Mingdao’s Diary,” featured Dr. Ni Buxiao (倪步晓), Associate Director and Assistant Professor at the Christian Faith and Chinese Culture Research Center of Alliance Bible Seminary (建道神学院), as the keynote speaker.
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Floating library ‘Doulos Hope’ arrives in Taiwan; spreading love and hope from a former cruise ship
Doulos Hope, the international floating book fair ship, has returned to Taiwan and is now docked at Kaohsiung Port, open to the public from December 18, 2024, to January 12, 2025. Originally built in 1991 and renovated in 2022, the ship features over 2,000 books on various topics, including faith, science, and art. It is operated by a diverse crew of 140 volunteers from 25 countries, offering services such as education, healthcare, and community outreach. The ship's mission is to spread hope and
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Chinese Online School of Theology publishes annual ministry report: Expanding Chinese theological education through new strategies
In the 2023-2024 academic year, New York-based Chinese Online School of Theology (COST) has seen significant development in expanding its ministry in theological education and mission outreach. They have promoted a series of new events and projects to explore different strategies that expand theological education for Chinese ministers. The following are some highlights from the 2023-2024 annual report:
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Dr. Fenggang Yang: How foreign forces transformed traditional Chinese legal systems
In a recent lecture to Chinese Christians, scholar Dr. Fenggang Yang (杨凤岗) gave an in-depth analysis of the historical evolution and contemporary significance of the modern legal system in Chinese society. He explored the tensions and integrations between traditional law and modern rule of law, highlighting the distinctive characteristics of China’s traditional legal system and emphasizing the role of foreign influences in introducing modern legal practices into Chinese society.