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Kinematic Automation Uses SolidWorks to Automate the Manufacturing of Life-Saving Diagnostic Products

Medical industry manufacturer reducing R&D costs, time to market, and scrap by up to 50 percent




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DS SolidWorks Supports New Boy Scout ‘Inventing’ Merit Badge

Badge Inspires Creativity, Mentoring, and Development of Aspiring Designers




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Astronauts Stay Strong with Help from SolidWorks

NTE-SENER Uses SolidWorks Software to Design Sophisticated Research and Exercise System for NASA




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SolidWorks 2012 Delivers Design Solutions to Drive Business

20th Release of Leading CAD Software Provides More than 200 New Functions to Community




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Donkervoort Automobielen BV Improves Design, Cuts Costs with SolidWorks Simulation

World-Class Sports Car Manufacturer Reduces Number of Prototypes by Half for Newly Redesigned, Hand-crafted D8 GTO




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pester pac automation GmbH Transforms Technical Documentation with 3DVIA Composer

Interactive 3D manuals increase customer appreciation and satisfaction




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Pak/Teem Relies on SOLIDWORKS Software to Improve Performance of Air Systems Solutions

3DVision Helps Leading Ventilation Manufacturer Visualize Air Flow, Saving Time and Money






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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: Expansion of the Listing Schedule for Certain Commodity Index Futures, Options, and Swaps Contracts - Effective November 18, 2024




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Product Modification Summary: Expansion of the Listing Schedule of the Options on Lean Hog Futures Contract - Effective November 25, 2024




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Product Modification Summary: Amendments to Final Settlement and Payment Dates of All Cryptocurrency Futures and Options - Effective November 25, 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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Updated Date: Decommission of Deprecated Interest Rate Risk Data Files (Optimizer inputs) starting November 25, 2024




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Product modification Summary: Expansion of the Listing Schedule of the Adjusted Interest Rate S&P 500 Total Return Index (EFFR) Futures Contract - Effective December 9, 2024




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New Product Summary: Initial Listing of the Chicago No1 Busheling Ferrous Scrap (Fastmarkets) Futures Contract - Effective December 16, 2024





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New Product Summary: Initial Listing of the Gulf Coast UCO (Argus) (60,000 lb) Futures and the Gulf Coast UCO (Argus) Futures Contracts - Effective December 16, 2024




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Undergraduate students provided speech and audiology support to youth in Belize

Undergraduate students in the Penn State Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders traveled to Belize during spring break 2024 to help provide speech and audiology support to children and teens in the middle-income nation.




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Nutritional sciences researchers receive funds from McCormick Science Institute

Researchers from the Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Food Science at Penn State have recently received $420,000 in funding from the McCormick Science Institute to study the use of herbs and spices in school lunch recipes over the next two years.




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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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New Mac mini has a slotted & removable SSD -- but don't expect upgrades

Apple isn't soldering the SSD to the logic board in the M4 Mac mini, but given the company's history with Apple Silicon, don't expect upgrades.


A Mac mini and a disassembled Mac mini - Image credit: KianWee Lim/iFixit and Apple

Older Intel-based Mac minis provided intrepid users with the ability to disassemble the computer and to upgrade a few components. The 2018 model had upgradeable RAM, but easily replaceable internal storage on the Mac mini has been a thing of the past for a decade.

A question posed to the iFixit forums innocently asks if the SSD in the 2024 Mac mini is soldered in place. Soldered storage is practice that Apple has performed throughout the Apple Silicon age, for the most part, making it extremely difficult for anyone to replace.


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iPhones on iOS 18.1 will automatically reboot and lock down after being idle for a while

A hidden feature in iOS 18.1 will automatically reboot a locked iPhone when it is asleep but hasn't been unlocked for a while, presumably as a security measure.


The feature has been identified as an "inactivity reboot," and is similar to a feature found on Macs. The Mac version, known as "hibernation mode," saves the state of the device to disk when put to sleep, in case the power fails or the battery runs out before the user can return to the machine.

By flushing the last state of the device, iPhone users are better protected from forensic searches by law enforcement or other entities. The change also makes it more difficult for anyone to break into the device using brute-force or other methods.

The reboot timer is not reliant on charging or network functions, and is only tied to inactivity since the last unlock. This means the reboot will take place after a period of time, even if network connections are not maintained.


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US blocks TSMC chip exports, but Apple's chips face a different threat

A US order to TSMC to cut AI chip supplies to China over Huawei sanctions won't cause problems for Apple. However, Taiwan's prohibition of TSMC producing 2-nanometer chips elsewhere could make an impact.


A TSMC factory sign - Image credit: TSMC

U.S. sanctions against Huawei has caused problems for TSMC over attempts by intermediaries to order certain AI-based chip designs on Huawei's behalf. From Monday, TSMC is suspending shipments of the AI-focused chips to China, on the orders of the United States.

The Department of Commerce imposed export restrictions of select chip designs that were intended to be shipped to China, an unnamed source of Reuters claims. The shipment ban, which kicks in from Monday, affects certain types of chips made with 7-nanometer processes or advanced designs, intended for AI or graphics processing.


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Trump tariffs will raise prices, but Apple has set the table to avoid the worst of it

Proposed tariffs under the Trump administration could trigger considerable price increases for consumer electronics in the United States, though Apple may be able to weather the storm.


Apple CEO Tim Cook [left] with Donald Trump [right]

During his first time in office, President Donald Trump's trade war with China resulted in price increases. While there were threats that Apple's products would be dinged by tariffs, Tim Cook's regular Trump talks helped Apple avoid being hurt by the import charges.

For Trump's second term in office, it seems that a similar situation could happen again, with Chinese imports being hit with high tariffs. However, this time Apple is in a much better position.


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Apple execs address Mac mini's hidden power button in 2024 redesign

Apple's 2024 Mac mini stashes the power button underneath, a bold move that executives say aligns with user habits, even if it's left some fans scratching their heads.


The new 2024 Mac mini. Image credit: Apple

The company's latest Mac mini is significantly downsized — about half the size of its predecessor. The overhaul makes it more compact and gave Apple's designers challenges in laying out external features.

Apple's Vice Presidents, Greg Joswiak, Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, and John Ternus, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, explained to IThome. They emphasized that the compact form factor still makes it easy to access the button by tucking a finger underneath to press it.


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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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Supply chain leak hints at two potential Apple home automation releases set for 2026

An Apple supplier may have been tapped to build an Apple-designed smart home camera and future health-focused AirPods, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.


Tapo smart cameras compatible with Apple HomeKit

After Apple abandoned the decade-long Apple Car project, rumors suggested Apple would increase investments in the smart home and AI. While Apple Intelligence has been released to the public, there has been little evidence of Apple's new commitment to the smart home beyond rumors of a smart monitor.

A new supply chain-based rumor from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggests an Apple supplier named Goertek has been tapped with orders for two products due in 2026. The first is a smart home camera, and the second is a set of AirPods with more health-focused features.


Rumor Score: ???? Possible


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EU's latest demand on Apple about geolocking is unforgivably naive

The European Union has told Apple to stop geo-locking, where apps and services vary in different countries — entirely ignoring decades of laws and practices by other industries that have nothing to do with the App Store.


EU wants the impossible with Apple's App Store

Give the EU credit, it has implemented the kind of laws regarding Big Tech that other countries, including the US, are still only talking about. But in this case, its assumption that it can simply mandate how the rest of the entire world works is an excoriating overreach.

The new demand is that Apple stop geo-locking, and specifically that EU users must be able to:


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Power press: Fixes for Apple's oddly-placed Mac mini button

Apple's decision to place the power button of the M4 Mac mini underneath has been questioned by users. In some cases, they've come up with their own "solutions" to the problem.


Mac mini power button

The introduction of the M4 Mac mini was welcomed by critics, with the already small Mac made to be even smaller. Getting to that size meant there had to be a compromise, and that took the form of an awkward power button placement.

Rather than at the rear, the button is instead underneath the corner of the Mac mini's enclosure. It's in a position that you have to lift or tilt the Mac mini to access it, which can be awkward for people with larger digits.


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Demon cast out through prayer

The Transform Surflink team prayed for a woman suffering from demon possession, and the demon came out.




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Youth learn new methods to share their faith

OMer Richard Sharp teaches practical and relevant methods of sharing the Gospel with Portuguese young people at a youth camp.




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OM Portugal begins outreach to Fátima

OM Portugal sends a Portuguese pastor and his family to begin outreach in the Catholic town of Fátima.




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From Texas to Tana: I am weak, but He is strong - Part III

Caitlin (USA) is humbled that joining the OM team in Madagascar has encouraged them in their work to carry the name of Jesus to others.




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From Texas to Tana: On the floor of a grass hut – Part IV

Caitlin, an intern, reflects on the lives touched by God during the OM outreach to Sainte Marie Island off the coast of Madagascar.




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God provides for Hanta to join an OM outreach

Hanta, a committed young Christian from a rural village in Madagascar, learns that if she’s willing to obey God, He provides a way.




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Project Namana: reaching out a hand of friendship

Starting a Christian micro-finance programme has been a long-time dream for OM Madagascar. In partnership with OM Hong Kong, this will soon become a reality.




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Trusting Him for the future

Perla, meaning “pearl” in Malagasy, raises awareness about human trafficking and provides skills training, coupled with discipleship, to at-risk women and girls.




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Csodalotos: brokenness is the beauty

Such was the truth God gave the Artslink, Dancelink and Bill Drake Band teams for Baja, Hungary, from 10-17 July 2011. The results were eternal.




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Reaching out to the world in Hungary

Workers with OM Hungary minister to the weary and burdened in a local refugee camp.




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Finns join Hungarians for puppet outreach

Many schools experienced a new international flavour this year when the OM puppet outreach team was joined by a supporting Finnish church.




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Bringing Christ to the youth of Hungary

The impact of baseball on young people’s lives in Hungary goes far beyond learning how to play a new sport.




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‘You don’t see the plant, but the roots are growing underneath’

Three OM Hungary team members share what they’ve learned while serving as teachers at the International Christian School of Budapest.




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The good news going out

Two young Hungarians share about their experiences serving abroad with OM on Logos Hope and in the UK.




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News24 Business | Maputo port halts taking cargo after election unrest

Mozambique's Maputo port, a key chrome export hub, has stopped receiving cargo due to ongoing election unrest in the southeast African nation.




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News24 Business | 'We will get shouted at, but we must do it': Mantashe seeks partners for SA's new oil company

Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, has urged investors to partner with SA's new petroleum company.




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News24 Business | Fed makes quarter point cut as Powell signals readiness to defy Trump if asked to resign

The US Federal Reserve shrugged off concerns about the economic impact of Donald Trump's election victory and moved ahead with a quarter point cut Thursday.




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News24 Business | Frenzy for Black Friday may have died down, but locals still buying up a storm

Another year, and the South African love affair with Black Friday continues unabated, albeit not with the same frenzy that greeted it during its peak in 2019, say analysts.




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News24 Business | South African with US ambitions? You have 6 months to act, says lobby chief

Neil Diamond, the president of the SA Chamber of Commerce in the US, said that South Africans with plans for the US should act now