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Product Modification Summary: Amendments to the Listing Schedule, Delisting of Previously-Listed Contract Months and Subsequent Permanent Delisting of the U.S. Midwest #1 Busheling Ferrous Scrap (AMM) Futures Contract - Effective November 11, 2024




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Product Modification Summary: Reduction to Minimum Block Quantity Threshold Level for all Options on the E-mini Nasdaq-100 Index Futures Contracts - Effective November 25, 2024




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Mont Alto announces spring talk series, planetarium events

Penn State Mont Alto has announced a lineup of events for the spring semester, including the Evening Talks lecture series and planetarium programming. Events are open to the public and cover a broad range of topics, from forestry during the Civil War to the nighttime sky.




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Penn State Mont Alto to host 'Spend a Summer' event for highschoolers

Spend a Summer Evening is Tuesday, July 16, and Spend a Summer Day will be Tuesday, Aug. 13. Advance registration is recommended.




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Schedule for Fall 2024 Evening Series announced

Penn State Mont Alto announces the Fall 2024 schedule for its popular Evening Series of Planetarium Shows, Evening Talks and Star Parties.




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iMac review roundup: good performance, good price -- and great colors

Apple's new M4 24-inch iMac shows that the all-in-one desktop computer still has a loyal fanbase, with every reviewer also relishing the more vibrant colors of the new model.


M4 24-inch iMac - Image credit: Apple

Apple hosted a "week of exciting announcements" in late October, debuting three upgraded Mac models. Among them was a refresh of its much-loved iMac.

While the iMac mostly got a spec bump, it's nice to see that Apple views the all-in-one as a worthwhile addition to the Mac lineup.


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M4 Mac mini review roundup: Pint-sized powerhouse that won't break the bank

Apple's overhaul of the Mac mini with M4 has been warmly received by reviewers, with many highlighting how it's one of the best values you can get right now — provided you avoid those pricey upgrades.


M4 Mac mini

Apple's introduction of the New Mac mini on October 29 wasn't its usual spec-bump update. After months of rumors, it finally refreshed the model to make it even more mini.

At 5 inches square, its footprint trims off 2.7 inches each in width and length, but it did grow in height to 2 inches. It's now the smallest Mac Apple has ever sold to consumers.


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Early Black Friday deals: save up to $300 on every M4 MacBook Pro 14-inch & 16-inch

Early Black Friday deals are in effect on Apple's 2024 MacBook Pro M4, with every configuration — retail and CTO — eligible for a coupon discount.


Save up to $300 on Apple's new MacBook Pro M4 - Image credit: Apple

Unlock savings of up to $300 off the configuration of your choosing with promo code APINSIDER at Apple Authorized Reseller Adorama. These deals offer aggressive discounts ahead of Black Friday, taking the stress out of holiday shopping.

Use code APINSIDER


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Glyde 4-in-1 Portable Charging Station review: Mobile charging without compromise

Glyde's specially designed sliding charging station is a great way to charge all your smaller Apple devices.


Glyde 4-in-1 Portable Charging Station review

Charging stations make it easier to get more done with fewer wires, and this one is space-efficient by being retractable. In a way, it's a spiritual successor to the MagSafe Duo, or TwelveSouth's version of the 2-in-1 MagSafe design.

Journey is an Australia-based consumer tech company that specializes in chargers and cases. One of its latest releases is the Glyde 4-in-1 Portable Charging Station.


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iPad mini 7 review: a more mighty micro tablet

There's not much new to talk about regarding the iPad mini 7 beyond the chipset upgrade that provides a much-needed mid-life upgrade.


iPad mini 7 review: a more powerful mini

It's human nature to like something simply because it looks new and different, so the iPad mini 7 may come across as boring to some. However, it is anything but boring as the A17 Pro transforms this little tablet into a portable gaming powerhouse and Apple Intelligence machine.

The iPad mini 6 was a revolution when it was announced in 2021. Apple fully redesigned the little tablet and gave it the no-button, all-screen makeover the rest of the lineup had seen.


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Early Black Friday deals: save up to $150 on every M4 iMac

You can score up to $150 off Apple's brand-new 2024 M4 iMac and get your hands on one of the best all-in-one desktops. Plus, AppleCare is discounted too.


Save on every 2024 iMac M4 config - Image credit: Apple

Apple announced the updated M4 iMac in late October, offering a performance bump to its colorful desktop computer. An early Black Friday offer allows you to score a discount of up to $150 off when you use the promo code APINSIDER at Apple Authorized Reseller Adorama.

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iPhone 16 Pro Max review two months later -- Like Apple says, the best iPhone yet

Maybe there isn't one giant improvement in the iPhone 16 Pro Max from its predecessor, but there are many improvements worth the steep price of admission.


Apple's best — the iPhone 16 Pro Max

The iPhone 16 Pro Max is a curious device. While it has a fractionally larger screen than last time, so does the iPhone 16 Pro.

And while it has a new Camera Control button, so does every model in the iPhone 16 range.


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Apple Watch Ultra 2 one-year review: Even better than at launch

It's been more than a year since Apple Watch Ultra 2 launched, and we've had the wearable that's only gotten better on our wrist the whole time.


Apple Watch Ultra 2 long-term review: Even better than before

I do these extended long-term reviews often on Apple products, often by the time a new model has launched. I see how my opinions have changed with extended use and whether or not it was and is worth buying now.

If this was like any other year, I'd probably have the Apple Watch Ultra 2 on one wrist and the Apple Watch Ultra 3 on the other - but not this time.


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Third developer beta round adds new Find My feature

The third round of developer betas for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 have arrived, alongside the second round builds of tvOS 18.2, and watchOS 11.2.


Examples of Apple Intelligence at work.

The third round of developer betas follows after the second, which for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, arrived on November 4, while the first was on October 23. For tvOS 18.2 and watchOS 11.2, this is the second beta round.

The third builds of iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 are build number 22C5131e, replacing 22C5125e. The third macOS Sequoia 15.2 build is 24C5079e, up from 24C5073e.


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Elevate your collection with Apple Music's luxurious 100 best albums book

Apple Musicis turning its "100 Best Albums" list into a luxurious collectible book, bringing iconic records from the screen to your shelf.


Apple Music: 100 Best Albums. Image credit: Assouline

Earlier in 2024, Apple launched its "100 Best Albums" list directly in the Apple Music app, sparking plenty of lively debates among fans. Now, the company is releasing the list in a different medium.

The Apple Music: 100 Best Albums book is a heavyweight in more ways than one. It weighs 8 pounds and has luxurious touches like a linen cover, gold page edges, and an acrylic slipcase. Each copy is hand-numbered, making it a unique piece of music history.


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New in iOS 18.2 developer beta 3: Changes to Apple Intelligence, video playback, and more

The third developer beta of iOS 18.2 is now available for all compatible iPhone models, as Apple Intelligence testing continues. Here's everything you need to know about the update.


iOS 18.2 developer beta 3 introduces enhancements to existing features.

On Monday, Apple released iOS 18.2 developer beta 3, with build number 22C5131e, up from the previous 22C5125e. While the update is compatible with devices as old as the iPhone XS and iPhone XR, the software includes a variety of Apple Intelligence features that only work on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and the iPhone 16 range.

The iOS 18.2 update introduces support for Image Playground, Genmoji, Visual Intelligence, and ChatGPT integration via Siri. There's also a new FindMy feature that helps users locate lost luggage or AirTags.


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iPhone 14 Pro prototype reveals the humble beginnings of Apple's haptic button project

A newly-discovered iPhone 14 Pro prototype features one of the earliest known incarnations of Apple's scrapped haptic button project.


An iPhone 14 Pro featuring Apple's Bongo design was recently discovered.

Back in July of 2024, AppleInsider published exclusive imagery of a prototype iPhone 15 Pro Max equipped with Apple's long-rumored haptic buttons. Developed under the codename Project Bongo, the haptic buttons were supposed to make their debut in 2023 but never ended up on mass-production units.




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App Store faces Epic Games-style antitrust lawsuit from Chinese developer

The developer of an app dropped from the App Store in China has filed a lawsuit that challenges Apple's overall practices, as well as damages of $420,000.


China and the App Store

Apple has consistently been bowing to pressures from China and dropping apps from the App Store in the region. In this case, it's claimed an app called Bodyreader was pulled by Apple over reasons the developer believes are inconsistent.

According to Bloomberg Beijing's intellectual property court has accepted a complaint from Bodyreader's developer. The publication describes this as an Epic Games-style lawsuit on account of its scope concerning Apple's overall practices on the App Store.


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Second developer beta of visionOS 2.2 finally arrives

One day after most of the other developer betas get new builds, visionOS 2.2 turns up for testers using the Apple Vision Pro.


The Apple Vision Pro runs visionOS

On Monday, Apple introduced the third round of developer betas for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS SZequoia 15.2, it also brought out the second builds of tvOS 18.2 and watchOS 11.2 for testing.

Missing from the group was visionOS 2.2, but it arrived one day later, on Tuesday.


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Missions is for everyone

An outreach to the north of Madagascar was a new experience not only for those being reached, but for the participants and church as well.




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News24 Business | Wanted: Companies to revive 16 derelict govt buildings in eThekwini

South Africa's national government said it will, for the first time, ask private companies to help revive dilapidated buildings it owns in inner cities in the country's biggest urban centres.




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Laughter is a language everybody speaks

Participants from around the world learnt to speak the language of love and laughter during an outreach to the indigenous tribes in Panama.




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Thankful for every day

At 25, Håkan Karlsson was paralysed from the chest down. Ministering to the people of India, his dream, seemed impossible. But God had other plans.




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Somali believers meet face to face

In August, 80 Somali believers met outside of Örebro, Sweden, for a week of fellowship, encouragement and teaching. Eight new believers were baptised.




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Bold, Somali believers

Young Somali believers take bold risks in sharing their faith with their families and community.




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St. Patrick's message still relevant

St. Patrick's Day celebrates the patron saint of Ireland known for bringing Christianity to Ireland. Hundreds of years later, OM Ireland brings the same message.




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Pub prayers for revival

“Looking around that pub at the various people enjoying their tea, I started really thinking about what he’d said,” Hannah remembers. “Praying for revival…In a country that many have come to learn is spiritually dark, have we given up on praying for the people? Has the belief in revival died, or are we still trusting that God can move in a mighty way?”




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‘Addicted to evangelism’

The 2013 Hope of Israel team shows motivation and unity during a month of intense ministry.




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No evil befall you

An OM volunteer team confronts spiritual warfare in a Guatemalan town.




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Friends are friends forever

The last crew of the Logos reunites for a never-to-be-forgotten weekend.




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God never forgot our group

Although a local fellowship group OM Pakistan established 19 years ago foundered, God brings a few of its members together again to start anew.




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Revitalising the faith

Going house to house to share the Good News, a team discovers a believing family who had been isolated and out of Christian fellowship for eight years.




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God uses every season

A long-termer shares how she, as a childless woman, has been given opportunity to speak into local women’s lives in North Africa.




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The value of perseverance

Workers encourage new believers to persevere in their faith despite facing persecution from their families.




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News24 Business | MONEY CLINIC | How can I financially prepare for life's unpredictable events?

George Kolbe, Head of Life Insurance Marketing at Momentum discusses the recommended ways to prepare for unexpected occurrences.




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Have you ever seen the beautiful Georgian script?

OM EAST responds to the need for Christian books in the Georgian language.




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From dancer to trash collector to evangelist

An OM Arts student shares how picking up trash led to sharing the gospel in Israel.




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Developing disciples

OM intentionally disciples Cambodian staff so that they, in turn, can disciple others.




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'Believe and go'

OMer Joelma (Brazil) answers questions about her life and ministry in Cambodia.




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With vibrant communities, seeing is believing

"Indeed, there are so many variables as we ‘see’ vibrant communities develop among the least-reached peoples. As we work towards this vision, I nevertheless fall back on the age-old cliché that my father stressed repeatedly: 'We are not called to be successful, but called to be faithful.'"




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Betsy DeVos Stresses That She Supports 'Great Public Schools' (Video)

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently spoke at Council of the Great City Schools annual legislative and policy conference in Washington, D.C. Here are some of her remarks.




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DeVos May Bypass Congress to Get Rid of the Office for English-Learners. Can She?

The answer is unclear but "the threat is real," English-language-learner advocacy groups say. The advocates say the Education Department has evaded their questions about the future of the office of English-language acquisition.




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Trump Signs Legislation Promoting Evidence-Based Policymaking

Just before Christmas, federal lawmakers sent President Donald Trump the Foundations for Evidenced-Based Policymaking Act of 2017, which aims to improve how federal data is used, shared, and protected.




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Special Education Bias Rule Put on Hold for Two Years by DeVos Team

As expected, the Education Department has delayed a rule that would require states to take a standardized approach in evaluating districts for minority bias in special education.




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DeVos Appoints New Director for English-Learner Office

The selection of Lorena Orozco McElwain as director of the office of English language acquisition shakes up a long-standing tradition.