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Advice For Chaminade Freshmen
Starting college is exciting, but adjusting to a new environment can also feel overwhelming. Chaminade University of Honolulu offers a smaller campus experience where students can become familiar with their professors, classmates, and campus resources fairly quickly. As someone who is in his third year at Chaminade, I have learned that some lessons become clearer once you are actually on campus. Here are 10 pieces of advice that can help Chaminade freshmen get comfortable during their first year. 1.
Advice For Chaminade Freshmen
Starting college is exciting, but adjusting to a new environment can also feel overwhelming. Chaminade University of Honolulu offers a smaller campus experience where students can become familiar with their professors, classmates, and campus resources fairly quickly. As someone who is in his third year at Chaminade, I have learned that some lessons become clearer once you are actually on campus. Here are 10 pieces of advice that can help Chaminade freshmen get comfortable during their first year. 1.
Angela Rayner cleared by HMRC as Labour leadership tensions deepen — Mogaz
HM Revenue and Customs has cleared Angela Rayner of deliberate wrongdoing or carelessness over her tax affairs, lifting a cloud that had hung over her since she was forced to resign from the cabinet last September. The tax authority was satisfied there had been no tax avoidance, and Rayner did not pay any penalty after settling £40,000 in unpaid stamp duty that she had initially paid at the lower rate.
Barack Obama stops at Austin taco shop with Texas Democrats — Mogaz
Barack Obama stopped at a taco shop near the University of Texas at Austin on May 12, 2026, and spent about 30 minutes moving from booth to booth with James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa. The former president did not speak publicly, but he mingled with a mostly younger crowd, posed for group photos and called the two Democrats the state’s “next governor and senator.” Obama’s stop at Taco Joint became a quick, packed scene.
Gary Lineker joins Greta Thunberg and Tracey Emin in backing Misan Harriman — Mogaz
Gary Lineker, Greta Thunberg and Tracey Emin have signed an open letter backing Misan Harriman, the chair of the Southbank Centre’s board of governors, after a string of newspaper stories about his comments and social media posts. The letter described the coverage as a dishonest smear campaign and said the attacks were meant to silence criticism of Israel.
Crime in Croydon falls 10.5% as facial recognition pilot delivers 173 arrests — Mogaz
Croydon’s six-month live facial recognition pilot ended with 173 arrests and a 10.5 per cent fall in crime, the Metropolitan Police said on 13 May 2026. Officers also made 37 arrests for breaches of court-imposed conditions, while people wanted for kidnap, rape and serious sexual assault were among those detained. The results covered a pilot that ran from October 2025 to March 2026 and used static cameras at two locations at the north and south ends of Croydon’s high street.
Variation in Class Size Compliance by School Characteristics May Complicate New York City’s Landmark Investment
In September 2022, New York enacted legislation requiring New York City public schools to reduce class sizes across all grade levels. The law set a schedule of intermediate compliance benchmarks to ensure that by the start of the 2027–28 school year, no New York City public school class exceeded 25 students. To accomplish this goal, New York City has already invested $640 million, with an estimated $949 million to $1.7 billion more needed to reach full compliance.
Evaluating Indiana's ESSA Waiver Request: Flexibility and Its Limits
In recent months, several states have asked the US Department of Education for waivers granting broad flexibility in how state policymakers can use federal education funds. State leaders argue that federal rules are overly prescriptive and administratively burdensome. Already, Secretary of Education McMahon has granted or seems inclined to grant these waivers.
Digital Security: iPhones No Longer Immune to Deepfake Threats
iPhones, once considered a secure stronghold against digital threats, are now vulnerable to deepfake technology. This development raises fresh concerns about personal data protection and the growing sophistication of cyberattacks targeting Apple devices. TL;DR Deepfake tool targets jailbroken iPhones for banking fraud. AI video injection bypasses facial recognition on iOS apps. Experts urge stronger digital identity authentication measures.
Steve Carell Was Once Considered for Christopher Nolan’s Joker
Christopher Nolan reportedly considered casting Steve Carell as the Joker, a role ultimately played by Heath Ledger. This revelation highlights the surprising directions major film projects can take during the casting process. TL;DR Steve Carell once considered for Nolan’s Joker role. Heath Ledger ultimately transformed the character in cinema. Carell’s dramatic potential remains a Hollywood what-if.
Behind the Scenes: Preparations Begin for The Penguin Sequel
Preparations are underway behind the scenes for the continuation of The Penguin. As anticipation builds, the production team is reportedly laying the groundwork for what promises to be the next chapter in the acclaimed series. TL;DR The Penguin achieves critical and Emmy Award success. Season 2 discussions ongoing, no official confirmation yet. New episodes unlikely before The Batman 2 in 2027.
Liam Hemsworth’s Debut Revealed as The Witcher Season 4 Release Date Announced
Netflix has officially announced the release date for the highly anticipated fourth season of The Witcher, marking Liam Hemsworth’s debut as Geralt of Rivia, following Henry Cavill’s departure from the lead role. TL;DR Liam Hemsworth debuts as Geralt in The Witcher S4. Season premieres October 30, 2025, with new cast members. Story follows war-torn Continent and fractured main trio. The Witcher Returns: A Fresh Face, Familiar World The long wait for fans of high fantasy is finally coming to an end.
RatOn: The New Android Trojan Raising Alarms Among Cybersecurity Experts
Cybersecurity specialists are raising concerns over RatOn, a recently identified Android Trojan. This malicious software has emerged as a potential threat to mobile device users, prompting warnings from experts and increased vigilance within the cybersecurity community. TL;DR RatOn, a new Android banking Trojan, emerged from scratch. Targets users via malicious apps outside official stores. Remote theft and ransomware risks; vigilance strongly advised.
A Musical Episode Set to Feature in The Witcher Season 4
Season 4 of The Witcher will feature a musical comedy, introducing a fresh, lighter element to the popular fantasy series. This addition promises to bring new energy and entertainment to the show's upcoming episodes. TL;DR Saison 4 de The Witcher inclura un épisode musical. L’épisode s’inspire d’une scène culte du roman. La décision risque de diviser la communauté de fans.
Tor Joins the Mobile VPN Arena to Boost Privacy Protection
Tor has entered the competitive mobile VPN market, aiming to strengthen user privacy on smartphones. This move highlights growing concerns over digital surveillance and reflects increasing demand for secure, anonymous internet browsing on mobile devices. TL;DR Tor Project launches first VPN beta on Android. Innovative privacy features, but not for high-risk users yet. Tool is experimental; community feedback strongly encouraged.
The Forgotten Game That Shaped the Entire RTS Genre
A long-forgotten game played a pivotal role in shaping the real-time strategy genre, influencing design choices and gameplay mechanics that became industry standards for future RTS titles. Its legacy continues to resonate with developers and fans alike. TL;DR Dune 2 pioneered real-time strategy game mechanics in 1992. Innovations like faction choice and fog of war began here. The game’s legacy quietly shaped modern RTS titles.
PS6: Greater Flexibility Between Physical and Digital Game Formats
Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 6 is expected to offer users increased flexibility in choosing between physical discs and digital content, responding to evolving gamer preferences and the growing demand for versatile, customizable console experiences. TL;DR PS6 may feature a removable disc drive design. Sony could offer both digital and physical models. Official confirmation from Sony is still pending.
Windscribe Unveils New Era of Enhanced Personalization for All Users
Windscribe is undergoing a transformation, focusing on delivering greater customization options for its users. This move aims to enhance user experience by offering more tailored features and flexibility to meet diverse privacy and security needs. TL;DR Windscribe app update boosts interface and personalization. Custom server names and fun sounds now available. Free and Pro versions gain advanced flexibility features.
Keanu Reeves Open to Reprising His Role in a Cyberpunk 2077 Sequel
Keanu Reeves has expressed openness to reprising his role in a potential sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, signaling possible future involvement with the popular video game franchise but stopping short of confirming any official plans. TL;DR Keanu Reeves eager to reprise Johnny Silverhand role. CD Projekt RED’s plans for Cyberpunk remain uncertain. Fans await possible return in future content. A Rebel Figure Who Shaped a Decade Few video game characters have left a mark quite like Johnny Silverhand.
Windows 10: The Crucial Step to Take Before Support Ends
As Microsoft prepares to end support for Windows 10, users face a crucial deadline. With security updates and technical assistance soon to cease, individuals and organizations must take important steps to ensure their devices remain protected and up-to-date. TL;DR Windows 10 support ends October 14, 2025. Extended Security Updates (ESU) offers one more year of protection. Three ESU access options: backup, rewards points, or payment.
Apple Vision Pro: A Striking New Color May Be on the Horizon
Apple is reportedly preparing to unveil a striking new color option for its Vision Pro headset, signaling potential updates in design as the company continues to expand its innovative product line and attract a broader range of consumers. TL;DR Apple Vision Pro may get a new Space Black color. Rumors suggest Vision Pro 2 with faster chip coming soon. Upcoming keynote expected to unveil iPhone, AirPods updates.
Apple TV+’s ‘Invasion’ Stands Out as a Unique Sci-Fi Series
Apple TV+ continues to expand its science fiction offerings with "Invasion," a standout series that distinguishes itself through its unique approach to the alien invasion genre, engaging viewers with fresh storytelling and compelling characters. TL;DR Invasion surges to Apple TV+’s global top charts. The series stands out for its human-centered storytelling. Season 3 deepens psychological and narrative stakes.
Apple Plans a More Affordable Mixed Reality Headset
Apple is developing a more affordable mixed reality headset, signaling its intention to broaden access to advanced immersive technologies. This move could make cutting-edge augmented and virtual reality experiences available to a wider range of consumers. TL;DR Apple to launch lighter, cheaper mixed reality headset in 2027. Vision Air may cost under $1,800, rivaling competition. Next-gen Vision Pro and M5 MacBook also anticipated soon.
From Controversy to Cinematic Legend: The Enduring Legacy of Scarface
Once a lightning rod for controversy upon its release, Scarface has since evolved into a defining symbol of cinematic culture, capturing the imagination of audiences and critics alike as it made the journey from scandal to icon. TL;DR Both Scarface versions sparked controversy and censorship. Brian De Palma’s remake modernized the gangster myth. The film remains a cult classic despite scandals. A Turbulent Legacy: The Making of Scarface Scarface is a title that never fails to stir debate.
Structuring Choice Policy, School Segregation and the Two-Staged School Choice Process
Introduction School choice has a fraught relationship with school segregation. In the 1960s and 1970s, segregationists used choice as a tool to resist federal efforts to enforce the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision (Andrews, 2002; Clotfelter, 2004; Hale, 2021; Kruse, 2005).
This Week in China’s History: The Kunming Muslim Massacre
Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Listen to Kaiser’s narration in the embedded audio player above! Yunnan, a province on China’s southwestern border, acquired a reputation in the late 20th century as a paradise of sorts. Western backpackers were one population that found the province’s mild climate, natural beauty, and unhurried lifestyle combined to their liking. If the place could be reduced to one word, it might be “peaceful.” Such was not the case in 1856.
Green Renovation Strategies for Commercial Spaces
Smart renovations help businesses cut costs, boost comfort, and build a greener future—one upgrade at a time. Sustainable building is no longer just nice to have. It is becoming a smart move for businesses of every size. Rising energy prices, tighter environmental rules, and shifting customer values push companies to rethink their spaces. Choosing the right renovation strategies for commercial spaces can cut operating costs, strengthen your brand, and boost employee satisfaction.
The triumphs and travails of China’s first American citizen – The China Project
Yung’s exposure to American education began even before he left China for New England. He was just seven years old when he began attending a missionary boarding school in Macao. That first school disbanded amid the Opium War, but Yung Wing then enrolled in a school taught by missionary Samuel Robbins Brown. Brown was a Yale graduate, and contrasted his own education — and American industry and expansion — with what he saw as a conservative and limiting Chinese system.
[Podcast] Los Angeles Chinatown, 1871: The forgotten mass lynching – The China Project
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Los Angeles Chinatown, 1871: The forgotten mass lynching – The China Project
One week in, Ah Loo was already starting to find some of the opportunities that had drawn him from China, probably from Guangdong. He finished work on Tuesday, October 24, and walked home around 9 p.m., along with a coworker. A third member of the party, Tong Won, had just arrived in L.A. from San Francisco, where he was a musician. Perhaps he was heading home to rehearse? Or maybe he had come to Los Angeles to play for the growing Chinese community.
[Podcast] A young Deng Xiaoping in France – The China Project
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A young Deng Xiaoping in France – The China Project
Deng was just 16 years old when he set off for Europe, the youngest of the Sichuanese students. He was coming of age at a remarkable moment in China’s development as a nation. His hometown of Guang’an was not a major city, but it was well connected, a relatively easy boat-ride from Chongqing, which was itself less than a week’s travel from Shanghai. Major national events, like the May Fourth Movement, brought the youth of Guang’an into the streets, Deng included.
Double 10: The Wuchang Uprising and end of the Qing – The China Project
Building bombs, though, is dangerous work, especially in secrecy. On the night of October 9, one of the explosives went off accidentally. Concession police, who were on alert amid rumors of sedition, responded quickly to the blast and the fire that followed. The scene they came upon is a little too on-the-nose; scriptwriters would be criticized for creating a predictable cliché: amid the bomb’s damage were the blueprints of insurrection — membership lists, propaganda literature, planning documents.
[Podcast] ‘One of the most troubling social policies of modern times’ – The China Project
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'One of the most troubling social policies of modern times' – The China Project
A state’s decision to impose its will onto the reproductive choices of its citizens is shocking. It’s not surprising, seen in that context, that the one-child policy was met with wildly divergent opinions: some seeing it as a frightening violation of human rights; others celebrating it as a bold attempt to save the world.
[Podcast] The origins of World War II in Asia – The China Project
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The origins of World War II in Asia – The China Project
September 18 was the date that explosives detonated along the route of the South Manchurian Railway, near the city of Shenyang, typically called during that time by its Manchu name, Mukden. The explosion was small, damaging only about five feet of track: so minimal that a train passed along the route shortly after the blast with no problems.
[Podcast] Lin Biao flew too close to the sun. But why did he really fall? – The China Project
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Lin Biao flew too close to the sun. But why did he really fall? – The China Project
The mysterious crash ended one of the most precipitous political falls imaginable. Just months earlier, Lin had been heir to the world’s most populous country. Now, he was dead, and within days he would be denounced as a traitor, accused of organizing a coup d’etat against Mao.
[Podcast] A Shanghai bookseller gets kidnapped — and brings out the copyright police – The China Project
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A Shanghai bookseller gets kidnapped — and spurs copyright awareness – The China Project
“Pivot of civilization”: Wang was quoting a guidebook published 120 years ago, evidence that for well over a century, this neighborhood has been a center of learning and education. In the early 20th century, more than 300 presses and booksellers did business in the neighborhood, then known as Chessboard Street. And it was more than just a thriving community of bookstores.
[Podcast] The ‘near miracle’ that was China’s first modern treaty with a European state – The China Project
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The ‘near miracle’ that was China’s first modern treaty with a European state – The China Project
In the 17th century, both states were near their largest extent under the Manchu Qing and Russia’s Romanov dynasty. For decades, the Manchus and Russians had encountered one another on their frontiers. Meanwhile, Russian settlers — trappers, traders, soldiers, diplomats — continued their eastward movement across Siberia toward the Pacific.
[Podcast] China’s ‘southern disaster’: France lays waste to a Qing fleet – The China Project
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China’s ‘southern disaster’: France lays waste to a Qing fleet – The China Project
The Sino-French war of 1884-85 was inconclusive. It was hard for either side to claim victory; more plausibly, both sides lost. But the Qing debacle in Fuzhou was undeniable: for decades, the Qing policy of “self-strengthening” had promised to master and adapt foreign technologies. The Fuzhou Naval Yard was one of the policy’s crown jewels. Now, both the shipyard and the policy were in ruin.
[Podcast] Mao’s Cultural Revolution turns deadly – The China Project
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Mao's Cultural Revolution turns deadly – The China Project
The account — translated by David and Yurong Atwill and included in their excellent Sources in Chinese History — was probably ghostwritten. It’s likely that the presentation of the armband was choreographed, rather than the the spontaneous fit of zeal that Song describes, but it captured what might have been the quintessential expression of Maoism: the Chairman himself, standing above his own portrait, adored by an enormous, frenzied crowd, that was desperate to call Mao one of their own.
Re-examining Portugal's 16th-century diplomatic failure in China – The China Project
The story of this failed mission offers insights about the challenges of diplomacy, not only in the early modern era, but in our own as well. But the explanation for why it ended the way it did may be unexpected. The demise of this embassy came in 1521, when the Ming expelled the Portuguese at the Battle of Tunmen. I wrote about this episode already, focusing on the transfer of technology and the relative capabilities of the two sides.
The death of Princess Taiping and the demise of the Tang – The China Project
After she relinquished the throne in 705, a few months before her death, Wu Zetian left behind a court riven with factionalism. In particular, two women built political support at court: Empress Wei, the daughter of Emperor Zhongzong, who had ambitions to rule in her own name; and Wu Zetian’s only surviving daughter, Princess Taiping.
Princess Taiping's coup during the golden age of the Tang – The China Project
First, a brief recap. The woman who became known as Empress Wu was born in 624, and little about her life is uncontroversial. We would expect sources to be biased against her — as the only woman to rule in her own name in over several millennia of imperial history — but that is not to say that they are necessarily wrong. She entered the court of Emperor Taizong at age 14, and after his death, nine years later, was recalled to serve his son and heir, Emperor Gaozong.
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