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Agnikul Cosmos Is an Indian Startup That Wants to Make the Space Race Affordable
Agnikul Cosmos, an Indian space tech startup looking to take advantage of the massive space travel opportunity of the next decade, has been grabbing headlines in the recent times. From signing deals with Alaska Aerospace Corporation in the US, to signing an MoU with ISRO for accessing its infrastructure and technical expertise, Agnikul Cosmos has made giant leaps since its inception in 2017. This IIT Madras incubated startup is currently working on its popular launch vehicle Agnibaan and looks to carry out its first launch in 2022. This Agnibaan launch rocket is being developed to carry up to 100-kg small satellites to low orbit Earth.
The space company looks to provide a cab-like service to small satellite manufacturers, enabling them to launch from anywhere and anytime from across the globe. Agnikul Cosmos is also looking at ways in which space transportation can be made more affordable and more accessible, for research, technology development, and businesses. In the future, it looks to do at least 20-25 launches every year.
Gadgets 360 spoke to Srinath Ravichandran, co-founder and CEO, Agnikul Cosmos to know a bit more about the company's journey so far and its future plans.
1. What were you doing before you began Agnikul Cosmos?
I am an electrical engineer turned Wall Street trader turned aerospace engineer. I have a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from College of Engineering, Guindy, and Masters degree in financial engineering from Columbia University and aerospace engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. When I was working in finance, I realised that my heart was really in engineering. So, I took a leap of faith with quitting the finance job and looks like it has been going okay so far.
2. What motivated you to begin Agnikul Cosmos? How did you meet your fellow co-founder?
Story goes back to 2015, when I was in Los Angeles, I visited a lot of universities and other companies and saw that every place worth something had a small satellite waiting to be launched. So, I saw a problem for small satellites accessing space through conventional launch vehicles. It felt similar to what we see in rideshare through ground transportation – say in a bus along with other people – there should be space in the bus, the bus should go to the same place that you want to go and it will start only after the bus is full. All these were pain points for the small satellite manufacturers, we wanted to address this with a cab like solution which can be launched from anywhere and anytime in the globe. This led to the core idea behind Agnikul Cosmos.
Along with my then friend and now cofounder – Moin, who was running his own business, we decided to pursue this idea a bit. We felt, academic institutions are a good way to start. We created a list of IITs which were working on aerospace related technologies. We cold called and mailed about 70-80 professors. One such cold call got us introduced to Professor Satya Chakkaravarthy from IIT Madras. He believed in our idea and told us that he found the concept of a quick cab service to space quite interesting. Agnikul was basically born at that moment.
3. What was it like in the first year of being in business? What are your key learnings from the early days?
Early days were all about figuring out stuff. Though Moin had run businesses in the past and I had networked a lot with multiple startups, doing something in aerospace hardware was new to both of us. Figuring this out and getting a road map out of the idea was the key challenge in the first year. Our key learnings included trying to come up with a story that one could give an investor, and how to pitch ourselves to customers. Luckily, we have always had the support of retired ISRO scientists through Professor Chakravarthy. So, the challenges from a hardware front were more about implementation of the product as opposed to the core design or strategy needed.
4. What are the challenges in building space technology in the country?
The main challenge used to be policy and regulation. There was no regulatory authority to license our activities earlier. But currently with the creation of IN-SPACe and policy changes, we see space becoming the next big thing in India. We as a country I believe are in the right place at the right time.
5. What was the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on your plans?
As a hardware company, it was very difficult for us to manage the situation without doing any actual hardware testing which created an impact in our launch timeline. During the second wave, we stopped all our Liquid oxygen based testing in order to support the country in the oxygen crisis. However, as a team, we planned all activities in a phased manner despite COVID and we successfully qualified our single piece 3D printed engine right through the crisis. We also created extensive vendor databases to help us have multiple backups in case of problems of supply chain and procurement through the crisis.
6. In which year did Agnikul Cosmos make considerable progress? Could you offer more details on what happened through that year?
Every year has been huge in its own way. From our start in December 2017, each year we were able to hit some meaningful milestone. Thankfully, if we have to pick, 2021 has been a remarkable year for us so far as we have tested our second stage engine and also raised our series A which is India's largest space tech funding round. In addition, we also signed an MoU with the Department of Space which has pushed us much closer towards our dream of launching from Indian soil.
7. What products have you built so far? What are you working on?
At present, we are working on testing and integration of various subsystems of Agnibaan. We have successfully designed, realised and qualified our engines. We have successfully fabricated all propulsion subsystems such as pumps and motors and we are actively placing orders for many of the large components of the vehicle such as tanks and structural subsystems. We are planning for our first launch by the end of 2022.
8. Could you help give a sense of how far Agnikul Cosmos has come in these few years? From when it began to where it is now.
We incorporated in December 2017 as a four-member team, now we have close to 100 members (YoY – 4, 12, 36, 50, 100) from various backgrounds working together with a dream of making space accessible to everyone. We have raised close to $15 million (roughly Rs. 112 crores) funding raised over three years of funding every year since 2019 ($0.5 million, $3.5 million, $11 million) and signed a MoU with India Space Research Organisation for utilising their infrastructure and technical expertise. We have also signed agreements with supporting agencies like Leafspace for ground stations. In addition, we have onboarded a few customers across the globe to launch with us. We are still a pre revenue company with customer Letters of Intent steadily increasing over the years.
9. How did the ISRO partnership come about? Apart from infrastructure access, how else will it help the business?
Agnikul is the first company to sign agreements with ISRO including an MoU with ISRO (which happened very recently). This MoU will provide us access to infrastructure for testing multiple subsystems such as engines and avionics packages. Working out of ISRO facilities will give us invaluable guidance besides accelerating our time to get the product flight ready. In addition, we see this partnership as a major step in allowing private players in space sectors to work alongside ISRO. Also, this will help us review our designs with ISRO experts.
10. Could you speak about the unique 3D-printing tech that you use to build your rockets?
Most of the parts of our launch vehicle are made through 3D printing. We rely on 3D printing to reduce the fabrication and turnaround time. We have recently realised and qualified our fully 3D printed, single piece and semi cryogenic engine – Agnilet. This will be part of the second stage of our vehicle and it's one of its kind in the world. We have realised the full-scalemodel and showcased it for the first time in IAC, Dubai.
11. Is India ready for a space-tech revolution? How long before we have companies that do work at a scale like SpaceX in India?
With the efforts of our Honourable Prime Minister, Indian Space Research Organisation, space is becoming the next booming thing in India. Environment is very favourable for space startups now and with the number of space companies raising investment, the day is not so far. Very soon India will have its own SpaceX up and running.
12. Have you thought about ways in which you could reduce the cost of space travel?
We are a space transportation company – everything that we do has an angle of space travel cost reduction. Starting from highly modular vehicle designs, to efficient energy management systems such as new age batteries, to engines that can be easily manufactured, we believe the cost of space travel can be drastically reduced when one is able to iterate hardware at the speed of software.
13. What are the other plans for the future?
Future plans exist from scaling to do at least 20-25 launches a year (a launch on-demand every 2 weeks). We also have plans to make the rocket extremely customisable and tailor it specifically for each satellite's needs – all satellites are special enough to demand a rocket of their own.
14. How long before space travel becomes as common as air travel?
I expect this to be taking 15 years or so in India. Globally, it could happen in seven to eight years. Three things have to happen before we get here – A) Cost of travel has to come down meaningfully, B) Awareness on how reachable space is should go up, C) Rocket Science should not be "rocket science" to get here. Companies such as ourselves are working on all of these areas to make space transportation as common as air transportation.
15. Do you have any management mantra/ advice that you'd like to share with future entrepreneurs?
You won't always have luck but all you have to do is try till that point. I have always had this belief and tell my teammates as well. If you take a graph, and try to plot output vs. hard work, sometimes, for the same amount of hard work you will get more output, you never know when this phase will come. All you have to do is continue with steady, consistent brute force effort and, one day things will suddenly be in your favour.
16. What is the employee strength? Is Agnikul Cosmos hiring currently?
We are currently a 100-member team and we are scaling rapidly. We are hiring people for various verticals currently, please do check out our careers page for details and drop your resume at humancapital@agnikul.in too. Anyone who is really really good at anything, has a place at Agnikul!
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Alphabet Says It Plans to Reopen Google News in Spain: All the Details
Alphabet plans to reopen its Google News service in Spain early next year after the government passed new legislation that allows media outlets to negotiate directly with the tech giant, the company said on Wednesday.
The service closed in 2014 after the government passed a rule that forced Alphabet and other news aggregators to pay a collective licensing fee to republish headlines or snippets of news.
"Starting early next year, Google News will provide links to useful and relevant news stories," Google Spain Country Manager Fuencisla Clemares wrote on a company blog.
"Over the coming months, we will be working with publishers to reach agreements which cover their rights under the new law," he added.
The Spanish government on Tuesday approved a European Union copyright directive that allows third-party online news platforms to negotiate directly with content providers.
The EU legislation, which must be adopted by all member states, requires platforms such as Google, Facebook and others to share revenue with publishers but it also removes the collective fee and allows them to reach individual or group agreements with publishers.
The debate over Google News had pitched traditional media, who backed the old system, against a new breed of online outlets, who expected more revenues from direct agreements with Alphabet and the other platforms than through their share of the collective fee.
Arsenio Escolar, chairman of the CLABE publishers association, which groups around 1,000 mainly online news outlets including leading digital brands such as El Espanol and Eldiario.es, said he was pleased with the new legislation.
The AMI media association, which represents mainly the old guard of traditional media and was in favour of maintaining the previous system declined to comment on the government's decision.
Google Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL's Final Update to Roll Out in Q1 2022: Report
Google is reportedly planning the last update for the Google Pixel 3 and Google Pixel 3 XL. The flagship Google smartphones from 2018 received their last update recently that brought them up to Android 12. As per the report, Google will release another update for the two Pixel smartphones in the first quarter of next year and that update will mark the end of life for Google Pixel 3 and Google Pixel 3 XL. The smartphones were launched with Android 9 Pie out-of-the-box and have received all major OS upgrades since.
Google told 9to5Google that Google Pixel 3 and Google Pixel 3 XL will receive their last ever update in Q1 2022. Google is said to bring bug fixes and improvements for Android 12. The smartphones received an update last month, when the new OS was released alongside Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro.
The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones — launched in India in October 2018 — received Material You and Dynamic Color last month but missed out on a few functionalities such as the new Google Assistant. The timeline for the release of the last update for these Pixel smartphones lines up with the scheduled release of Android 12L — that will be rolled out sometime next year.
Google Pixel 3, Pixel 3XL specifications
Both smartphones were released with Android 9 out-of-the-box. Google Pixel 3 sports a 5.5-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,160 pixels) flexible OLED display with 18:9 aspect ratio and 443ppi pixel density. The Pixel 3 XL has a 6.3-inch quad-HD+ (1,440×2,960 pixels) flexible OLED display. Under the hood, both smartphones are powered by Snapdragon 845 SoC, paired with 4GB of RAM and up to 128GB of onboard storage.
For optics, both smartphones feature 12.2-megapixel dual-pixel cameras with f/1.8 aperture lens. At the front, Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL get dual camera setup with 8-megapixel wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture and 8-megapixel sensors with f/1.8 aperture lens. The vanilla Pixel 3 packs a 2,915mAh battery while the Pixel 3XL gets a 3,430mAh battery.
Amazon Music Now Lets You Read Synced Transcripts With Select Podcasts
Amazon Music has started rolling out automatically generated, synchronised transcripts for select podcasts. The new experience is initially coming to the US for both Android and iOS users. It is also the first biggest podcast-focussed update after Amazon Music started serving podcasts through its platform last year. By offering auto-generated, synchronised transcripts, Amazon Music will make it easier for people with hearing disabilities to listen to the podcasts offered by the music streaming service. It is also a move to take on the likes of Spotify and Google Podcasts that are offering auto transcription of podcasts on their platforms to some extent.
If you are in the US, you can start reading synchronised transcripts of select podcasts on Amazon Music by going to the podcast tab and pick one of the supported episodes. The transcription will be available for viewing in both full-screen and on top of the album art.
Introducing: Podcast Transcripts. Roll it back, jump ahead and follow along with synchronized transcripts and audio, only available on Amazon Music. Head to our podcast tab and select episodes with transcripts to check it out! pic.twitter.com/A5d0aA0rvJ
— Amazon Music (@amazonmusic) November 2, 2021
Amazon General Manager for Podcasts Kintan Brahmbhatt tweeted to add that the transcription feature has initially been designed for popular podcasts, including Smartless, Crimejunkie, 9/12, Uncommon Ground, and Modern Love. You can, however, expect synchronised transcripts to be available for other titles over time.
The Verge reports that the auto-transcription feature used by Amazon Music will not transcribe ads. It will just show the text in that case to say, "audio not transcribed."
For the last few months, Amazon has shown a massive interest in podcasts to broaden the coverage of Amazon Music in the market. It acquired podcast network Wondery last year to start its podcast category that was initially live in the US. Earlier this year, Amazon Prime Music also launched podcasts as a dedicated category in India.
Details about the rollout of auto-generated transcripts for podcasts on Amazon Music in India are yet to be revealed. Nevertheless, the feature is likely to come to the Indian market over time — given the popularity and growth of podcasts in the country.
Similar to Amazon, Spotify in May announced a beta rollout of its synchronised transcripts for Spotify Original podcasts. The company also said that it would be rolled out to all podcasts on its network in the future.
Google Podcasts, on the other hand, doesn't have transcripts ready for the end users at this moment, though it transcribes each episode people upload on the platform using a native service for an enhanced search functionality.
In contrast, Apple Podcasts has not yet announced an in-house solution to offer auto-generated, synchronised transcripts on its own. It, however, does allow creators to transcribe their shows and have the text included in their show notes that can be visible to listeners.
According to Deloitte, podcasts around the world are predicted to become a $3.3 billion (roughly Rs. 24,570 crores) business by 2025. KPMG, in a separate report, mentioned that alongside global markets, the COVID-19 lockdowns in India boost the growth of podcasts as their listenership in the country increased by as much as 30 percent.
All this has convinced Amazon — among other key players — to start giving newer experiences to both creators and podcast listeners in the market.
Apple Mixed Reality Headset Likely to Support Wi-Fi 6E: Kuo
Apple's rumoured mixed reality headset is reported to come with Wi-Fi 6E support f or higher bandwidth and low latency. TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has released his latest investor note to reveal more details about the mixed reality headset, including its launch timeline. The analyst predicts that Apple may bring its first mixed reality headset sometime in the fourth quarter of 2022. Apart from Apple, Kuo also expects Meta and Sony to adopt Wi-Fi 6/6E for their head-mounted displays.
The latest Kuo investor note, accessed by MacRumors, suggests that Apple's rumoured AR/VR headset may support Wi-Fi 6E connectivity to meet the needs of the high-end and immersive experiences. "The adoption of the latest Wi-Fi specification is a basic requirement for head-mounted displays (HMDs) to improve the wireless experience. New HMDs from Meta, Apple, and Sony will all adopt Wi-Fi 6/6E in 2022," Kuo reportedly says in his latest investor note.
The analyst added that Apple will be launching its first mixed reality headset in Q4 2022. Competitors Meta and Sony are also reportedly gearing up to launch their new headsets in the second half of 2022 and Q2 2022, respectively. Kuo previously suggested that the mixed reality headset launch was delayed due to the complex design causing production speed bumps. However, those issues seem to have been ironed out with launch timeframe now scheduled for next year.
9to5Mac, who also accessed the investor note, reports that Kuo predicts adoption of 5G mmWave as well for mixed-reality headsets in the future. In the past, Kuo revealed that the Apple mixed reality headset will not be positioned as only as a gaming device, but also as something ready for other applications as well. Kuo says that there is a market expectation for Apple's headset to be the "best industrial design so far."
Apple's mixed reality headset is tipped to use Sony's Micro-OLED displays along with optical modules. They could be priced for around $1,000 (roughly Rs. 73,000). In addition, the headset may weigh 100 to 200 grams and feature onboard computing and storage capabilities. It is said to deliver a significantly better experience than VR products currently in the market.
Former Activision Developers Announce NFT-Powered Open-World Multiplayer
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are getting more prominent in gaming, and MetalCore Foundation, a video game publishing company formed by developers who have previously worked at Activision, Disney, Lucas Films and Midway among others, has launched a new open-world game that prominently features NFTs. The game, named MetalCore, is a multiplayer combat game that aims to combine traditional gaming mechanics and GameFi-driven blockchain technology. As per reports, MetalCore will host its first NFT presale in January 2022, while a private alpha is expected to launch for limited PC players in early 2022.
Developed by Studio 369, the game follows a proven formula followed by a number of existing blockchain games. MetalCore will allow players to collect rare weapons, cosmetic nets, and skins that can be used in battle and traded as NFTs on the open market. Players will have the opportunity to earn in-game rewards and become virtual landowners too, where they will be able to mine in-game assets and generate tax revenue.
A brief trailer of the game shows robot-like war machines reminiscent of Titanfall, in an alien environment and avatars that control these war machines. The first-look trailer also provides a glimpse of the in-game items that will likely be tradable as NFTs.
GameFi technology is already among the most sought after in the crypto ecospace, and early investors can expect gaming-related collectables to power virtual economies. As the name suggests, GameFi is essentially an intersection of decentralised finance (DeFi), NFTs and the gaming industry and is attracting a lot of attention from the biggest of gaming guilds because of its most common feature being 'play to earn'.
Two of the biggest titles in the blockchain gaming space currently happen to be Axie Infinity and Decentraland — both ecosystems driven by GameFi.
Speaking of play-to-earn, Ubisoft during an earning call recently spoke about its intention of implementing a play-to-earn blockchain model in the future. Whether Ubisoft plans on rolling NFTs into the rewards structure of its existing open-world franchises or creating entirely new blockchain games is what we're yet to learn.
Mozilla Firefox 94 Brings New Homepage, More Features on iOS, Android
Mozilla Firefox on iOS and Android is getting a new home screen and tab management features. The updated version of the mobile Web browser, Firefox 94, will allow users to access the last open active tab and search histories organised by topics right from the home screen. With the latest update, users can see recently saved bookmarks on the Firefox homepage as well. Firefox 94 will also reduce the visual clutter of having multiple open tabs, by grouping them as per topics.
The release notes of Firefox version 94 say that the new homepage will bring a completely new experience and has simplified on-the-go mobile experiences into one central location. The new design is said to be built based on user feedback and turns the homepage into a re-entry point to pick up where the user left off the last time they were online. Firefox 94 has started rolling out for both Android and iOS.
As mentioned, the new Firefox homepage works as a re-entry point with access to previously opened tabs with articles the user has yet to finish. With a few taps, the user can jump back into the last open active tab. Firefox version 94 will show sites bookmarked as well. Firefox accounts users can now see their recently saved bookmarks from desktop available on the mobile platform. The new homepage also organises search queries by topic on Firefox for Android. These saved searches will be available for 14 days.
In order to keep the browsing experience clutter-free, Firefox will change a tab into an "inactive state" if the users haven't visited it within the last 14 days. This feature will be available on Android as of now and will soon come to the iOS version.
Finally, Mozilla's latest Firefox 94 is bringing customisation options for Pocket feed. Android users will now be able to choose the topics of the stories they want to appear on the feed. iOS users can access the Pocket stories, but customisation of topics is not available at the moment. The topics may include food, entertainment, health, science, technology, and travel.
Additionally, Firefox 94 for Web is bringing 18 new themes based on six colourways with three "experiences" of each colour — soft, balanced, and bold.
This week on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast, we discuss the Surface Pro 8, Go 3, Duo 2, and Laptop Studio — as Microsoft sets a vision for Windows 11 hardware. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.
Watch the Money Heist Season 5 'Volume 2' Trailer
Money Heist fans, Diwali has come early. On Diwali Eve on Wednesday, Netflix unveiled the full-length official trailer for Money Heist season 5 "Volume 2" — that's the final batch of the final five episodes of the final season of the hit Spanish series (known as La casa de papel to Spanish-speaking viewers). In it, The Professor (Álvaro Morte) is haunted by his actions and their fallout, while his heist team and the special forces prepare for all-out war inside the Royal Mint of Spain. In title cards and description, Netflix is dubbing Money Heist season 5 "Volume 2" as the end to the world's greatest heist. Netflix has released a bunch of new images from Money Heist season 5 "Volume 2" as well.
The Professor (Morte) arrives in a red Beetle at the start of the Money Heist season 5 "Volume 2" trailer, feeling like he's surrounded by the ghosts of Christmas past. He's greeted instead by Spanish soldiers. A crying Rio (Miguel Herrán) reiterates the bombshell development from season 5 "Volume 1" — Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó) is dead — before he's comforted by Lisbon (Itziar Ituño). Elsewhere, the cop Alicia Sierra (Najwa Nimri) rubs in what The Professor is experiencing: "You see the disappointed faces of the people you failed. It's as if a javelin was hurled through your chest."
Money Heist season 5 "Volume 2" trailer
As The Professor seemingly drives away in a car, the Money Heist season 5 "Volume 2" trailer cuts to the soldiers whose chief says: "We came in here to complete a mission: put an end to this heist. And that's what we're gonna do." The soldiers prepare to barge in, as Palermo (Rodrigo de la Serna) says elsewhere: "I really doubt we're gonna get out of here." In reply, Helsinki (Darko Perić) tells Palermo: "You'll get me out of here. You promised, and you'll do it."
The rest of the Money Heist season 5 "Volume 2" trailer is made up of action sequences, and the climax signals an ominous end for the red-suited thieves. How will it go actually go down? You will have to wait to watch the series on Netflix to find out.
In addition to Morte, Herrán, Corberó, Ituño, Nimri, Serna and Perić, Money Heist season 5 cast also includes Pedro Alonso as Berlin, Jaime Lorente as Denver, Esther Acebo as Stockholm, Hovik Keuchkerian as Bogota, Belén Cuesta as Manila, Enrique Arce as Arturo, Luka Peros as Marseille, Fernando Cayo as Coronel Tamayo, and José Manuel Poga as Gandía. New to season 5 are Patrick Criado as Berlin's son Rafael, Miguel Ángel Silvestre as Tokyo's ex-boyfriend René, José Manuel Seda as army chief Sagasta.
Behind the scenes, Pina is the creator and showrunner on Money Heist — and executive producer alongside Jesús Colmenar and Cristina López Ferraz. Javier Gómez Santander is the head writer on Money Heist season 5. The Netflix series is a production of Pina-run Vancouver Media.
Money Heist season 5 "Volume 2" releases December 3 on Netflix in India and around the world.
Release Date 3 September 2021
Genre Crime, Action, Drama
Duration 4h 18min
Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso, Paco Tous, Alba Flores, Miguel Herrán, Jaime Lorente, Esther Acebo, Enrique Arce, María Pedraza, Darko Perić, Darko Perić, Kiti Mánver, Hovik Keuchkerian, Luka Peroš, Belén Cuesta, Fernando Cayo, Rodrigo de la Serna, Najwa Nimri
Cinematography Migue Amoedo
Music Manel Santisteban, Iván Martínez Lacámara
Producer Álex Pina, Sonia Martínez, Jesús Colmenar, Esther Martínez Lobato, Nacho Manubens
Production Atresmedia, Vancouver Media
Mi Notebook Ultra Review: Good Features, Good Value for Money
The 2021 Mi Notebook models which are called the Mi Notebook Pro and Mi Notebook Ultra, aren't direct replacements for last year's Mi Notebook 14 family of ultraportables. These are both a more premium but also a bit larger, with value-added features that you might find compelling for everyday work as well as entertainment on the go. They are positioned above the new Redmibook series, which was launched this year. More importantly, they fix a lot of the shortcomings of last year's models, giving Xiaomi a stronger foothold in the Indian laptop market.
We have with us today the new Mi Notebook Ultra, which is a premium 15.6-inch laptop aimed at creative professionals and anyone who wants more power and performance than the entry-level segment can deliver. Priced starting at Rs. 59,999, this is not the most slick or portable laptop around, but it does offer style, features, and performance. Let's get started with our full review.
The Mi Notebook Ultra weighs 1.7kg and measures 17.99mm in thickness
Mi Notebook Ultra price in India
The Mi Notebook Ultra is a step above the Mi Notebook Pro which was launched at the same time. The Ultra model is physically larger, with a bigger screen and battery, but specifications are quite similar across both product families. Prices start at Rs. 59,999 for the base variant of the Mi Notebook Ultra, which has an 11th Gen Intel Core i5 CPU and 8GB of RAM.
Stepping up to the variant with 16GB of RAM will cost Rs. 64,999 – this is slightly higher than the Rs. 63,999 price that Xiaomi advertised at launch time, but still makes a lot of sense because the RAM is not upgradeable. The top-end variant, which we're reviewing today, has a Core i7 CPU and 16GB of RAM, and costs Rs. 76,999.
Mi Notebook Ultra design and features
The body of the Mi Notebook Ultra is made of Series 6 aluminium. This laptop weighs 1.7kg which is well outside of ultraportable territory, but it's still easy enough to carry around every day if you need to commute. It's also quite slim at 17.9mm. In terms of construction quality, I have no complaints. The hinge feels solid, and the lid doesn't flex too much. You can open this laptop with one finger. There's a large grille for air intake on the bottom, and hot air is expelled through vents on the rear that are masked by the hinge barrel.
The metallic body has a sandblasted texture and looks quite nice, though the big black Xiaomi logo is a departure from last year's completely blank look. Other than that, the body is quite minimalist and doesn't call much attention to itself. The Mi logo below the screen on last year's models has been updated in keeping with the company's recent rebranding effort, though the product name is still Mi Notebook Ultra.
The keyboard isn't cramped, and the power button has an integrated fingerprint sensor
The most notable feature of the Mi Notebook Ultra is its 15.6-inch, 16:10 aspect ratio screen. The borders are quite slim, but there's still space at the top for a 720p webcam – dropping the webcam was a big miss for Xiaomi with the previous Mi Notebook lineup, especially since remote work and video calls have become far more important and commonplace over the past year or so.
There's enough room for a large, comfortable keyboard on the lower half of this laptop. I was happy to see a column of paging keys on the right, and thankfully, the arrow keys aren't cramped at all. You even get one macro key in the top right corner, which lets you launch any one program quickly. Adjustable backlighting addresses another of the big shortcomings with last year's models, but there are only two brightness levels (Xiaomi says three, but it counts "off" as one of them).
The power button has an integrated fingerprint sensor for Windows Hello authentication. It caches your fingerprint when you turn on the laptop so you don't have to touch it again to sign in after Windows boots up – but you have to get used to touching the button with the pad of your finger. The trackpad is large and comfortable. Windows multi-touch gestures are supported and work well. On the downside, the physical click mechanism is a little stiff.
On the left, you'll see one USB 3.2 Gen1 (5Gbps) Type-C port, an HDMI video output, one USB 3.2 Gen1 (5Gbps) Type-A port, and one Thunderbolt 4 Type-C port. DisplayPort video output is supported only through the latter, but the Mi Notebook Ultra can be charged using either of these ports. On the right is another USB Type-A port but disappointingly, this one only works at USB 2.0 speed. Finally, there's a 3.5mm audio socket. Unfortunately this laptop doesn't have an SD card slot or physical Ethernet port.
All the ports on the left and right of the Mi Notebook Ultra
Mi Notebook Ultra specifications
On the inside, Xiaomi has gone with Intel's 11th Gen H35-series CPUs, which are actually slightly more powerful versions of the U-series chips used for ultraportable laptops, and not part of the more powerful H-series used for gaming and high-end models. H35 refers to the 35W TDP rating, which is a measure of how much power a CPU can draw in order to run faster for longer stretches of time. Xiaomi is sticking with the integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics, and there are no discrete GPU options.
You can choose between 8GB or 16GB of RAM if you go with the Core i5-11300H CPU, but the Core i7-11370 is only paired with 16GB. The RAM is soldered and is not upgradeable. All three variants have a 512GB NVMe SSD which can be swapped, if you choose to upgrade in the future.
The 15.6-inch screen stands out in this segment for a number of reasons. It has a resolution of 3200×2000 pixels, which works out to a very comfortably 16:10 aspect ratio. It also has a 90Hz refresh rate which is uncommon for laptops in general, and Xiaomi says it covers 100 percent of the sRGB colour gamut. Brightness is however only rated at 300nits. This panel really is great for getting work done and multitasking. It's fairly crisp and bright. Colours aren't the most vibrant when watching video, but the anti-reflective finish is good for productivity.
The Mi Notebook 14 has a stereo speaker system and built-in mic. Xiaomi doesn't specify a battery capacity rating but says the battery life is good enough for 12 hours of local video playback. You get a 65W Type-C charger in the box, and should be able to charge up to 50 percent in 45 minutes. This laptop also supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1.
You get Windows 10, which is upgradeable to Windows 11. Xiaomi also includes a full license for Microsoft Office Home & Student 2019, and a utility called MIUI+ which is said to allow easy sharing of files with smartphones running MIUI, in much the same way that Apple's AirDrop feature works.
The 16:10 display aspect ratio is great for work, and the 90Hz refresh rate is uncommon
Mi Notebook Ultra performance
I didn't have any trouble with the Mi Notebook Ultra in everyday use. I was able to get work done, which involved multitasking with 20 or more Web apps across browser tabs. The top-end variant that I'm reviewing has more than enough power for everyday productivity and even a bit of light content creation work. Typing was comfortable thanks to good key travel, though I would have liked a slightly springier action.
The large, high-res screen is a pleasure to work on if you're used to more compact laptops. It's also decent for watching TV shows and movies on. However, music doesn't sound great at all, since the bottom-firing speakers are only just about okay in terms of volume and fullness.
Benchmarks show how well a device performs in situations that simulate intense real-world usage. Starting with PCMark 10, the Mi Notebook Ultra managed 4,680 and 4,195 points in the standard and Extended runs respectively. These figures are only marginally higher than what last year's Mi Notebook 14 Horizon Edition, with a 10th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU managed. SSD performance was measured at 2378.7MBps and 1508.2MBps for sequential reads and writes, while random reads and writes came in at 1171.2MBps and 458.5MBps respectively, which are pretty good speeds.
Cinebench R20 managed 548 and 2,014 in its single-threaded and multi-threaded tests. POVRay's render benchmark took 2 minutes, 45 seconds to complete. Compressing a 3.24GB folder of assorted files using 7zip took 2 minutes, 29 seconds and transcoding a 1.3GB AVI file to H.265 in Handbrake took 1 minute. These are both big improvements over last year's model.
The Unigine Superposition graphics benchmark averaged 15.96fps at its 1080p Medium preset. 3DMark's Time Spy and Time Spy Extreme tests returned scores of 1,363 and 576 respectively, while the Night Raid scene managed 14,209 and the Fire Strike Extreme test score was 1,555. Interestingly, last year's model performed better in some cases, likely thanks to its entry-level discrete Nvidia GeForce MX350 GPU.
You should be able to play casual games just fine, but 3D titles struggled to run smoothly. Many games recognise 16:10 screens, so scaling down means you won't have to deal with stretching or letterboxing. At 1280×800 and using the Medium quality setting, Shadow of the Tomb Raider's built-in benchmark only managed to average 23fps. Far Cry 5 was able to average 30fps. Neither game looked very good at these settings, so you'll have to settle for older or simpler titles if you want to game on the Mi Notebook Ultra.
As for battery life, you should be able to get through a workday on one full charge, if your usage consists mainly of Web browsing and productivity. The heavy Battery Eater Pro 3D test ran for 2 hours, 8 minutes, which is quite good. With heavier tasks such as games and benchmarks running, the entire left side of the body including the wrist rest got quite warm. The cooling fan isn't audible at all, except when this laptop is heavily stressed.
The Mi Notebook Ultra has an understated look, and construction quality is good
The Mi Notebook Ultra has a lot going for it in terms of features and performance. You get great value for money, even compared to the entry-level Redmibook series which was also launched quite recently. The display and keyboard are the highlights of this device. Battery life is good enough for a work machine too, and the hardware should be more than enough to last for a few years. On the downside, things like the speakers, trackpad, and port selection could still be better.
Xiaomi has struck a good balance between cost, features, and performance. This isn't the most portable laptop and it definitely isn't aimed at gamers either, but you should still be able to carry it around every day and get a lot of work done comfortably. It could be a good option for students, self-employed or remote workers, and home users. The Core i7 variant tested here is well worth checking out if you have a budget that can stretch up to Rs. 80,000.
The mid-tier variant with its less powerful CPU should also be good enough for most people. This could be even better value since you still get the same high-res 90Hz 16:10 screen, comfortable keyboard, and Thunderbolt port at a significantly lower price, and the CPU specs aren't all that different. However, I wouldn't suggest considering the base variant, since it has only 8GB of RAM which isn't upgradeable. The price difference won't amount to much savings over the life of a laptop.
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Q: looping through json array Jquery I am returning the data below from a PHP script:
[{"Town":"Mancetter"},{"Town":"Manchester"},{"Town":"Mancot Royal"}]
I basically just want to loop through the results and display the town, here is my jQuery:
function search_town(){

var keyword = $('.town_s').val()

    $.ajax({
        type: "GET",
        url: "class/ajax.php",
        data: { "town_search" : keyword },
        success: function(data){

            var data = $.parseJSON(data);

            for (var i = 0, l = data.length; i < l; i++) {

                    alert(i + ': ' + data[i]);
                }

        }
});

        }

I'm not getting the results desired... what is alerted is 0:[object Object]
Any ideas where I may be going wrong?
Thanks

A: You need to specify the property to get
data[i].Town

by looping you are going through each object in the array.. so the first iteration will get you
{"Town":"Mancetter"}

Which you can access the property in the loop by using data[i].Town
and so on

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'Freedom Day' set for 19th July, according to Prime Minister
Breaking News, News, Politics
Boris Johnson announced at a Downing Street conference yesterday that coronavirus restrictions will be further eased on the 19th of July.
The Prime Minister conveyed at the briefing that restrictions such as face mask-wearing, social distancing, and working-from-home guidance will be ended.
Johnson expressed his concern of being having restrictions by stating "If we can't reopen our society in the next few weeks when we will be helped by the arrival of summer and by the school holidays, then we must ask ourselves when will we be able to return to normal?".
The easing of restrictions has concerned scientists as the data in England suggests a third wave may be on its way, as cases have risen 21% according to the Mirror.
Moreover, Boris Johnson conveyed that "there could be 50,000 cases detected per day by the 19th" and slightly "rising hospital admissions" that England must be prepared to "sadly to more deaths from COVID-19".
The rules that will be ending in England are:
limits on attendance at weddings and funerals
venue check-in requirements and specific rules at bars and restaurants
limits on named care home visitors
legal certification of being virus-free for large-scale events
With these rules ending, this means nightclubs will be able to reopen and social distancing – the 1 metre rule – will be ending which will allow full venue capacity.
Furthermore, face masks will be a personal choice unless on public transport.
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New Book: Sport Realism: A Law Inspired Theory of Sport
I'm thrilled to announce the publication of the newest book in the Studies in Philosophy of Sport Book Series.
In Sport Realism: A Law-Inspired Theory of Sport, Aaron Harper defends a new theory of sport—sport realism—to show how rules, traditions, and officiating decisions define the way sport is played. He argues that sport realism, broadly inspired by elements of legal realism, best explains how players, coaches, officials, and fans participate in sport. It accepts that decisions in sport will derive from a variety of reasons and influences, which are taken into account by participants who aim to predict how officials will make future rulings.
Harper extends this theoretical work to normative topics, applying sport realist analysis to numerous philosophical debates and ethical dilemmas in sport. Later chapters include investigations into rules disputes, strategic fouls, replay, and makeup calls, as well as the issue of cheating in sport. The numerous examples and case studies throughout the book provide a wide-ranging and illuminating study of sport, ranging from professional sports to pick-up games.
Chapter 1: Interpretivism
Chapter 2: Hard Cases for Interpretivism
Chapter 3: Legal Realism and Sport Realism
Chapter 4: Cheating
Chapter 5: Sport Realism and Ethics
Aaron Harper is associate professor of philosophy at West Liberty University.
Available now at Amazon, Lexington, and other book sellers.
Series Editor: Shawn E. Klein, Ph.D. (sklein@asu.edu // sportsethicist@gmail.com )
The Studies in Philosophy of Sport series from Lexington Books encourages scholars from all disciplines to inquire into the nature, importance, and qualities of sport and related activities. The series aims to encourage new voices and methods for the philosophic study of sport while also inspiring established scholars to consider new questions and approaches in this field.
More on the series.
Filed under Books, law, Philosophy, Sports Studies
Review: Sporting Gender
One of the most contentious issues in sport is that of transgender and intersex athletes. It is an extraordinarily complex and fraught mix that often seems like it pits two important values against each other: opportunity and fairness. Sport should be open to all those who wish to complete and to compete at the highest levels they can. Sport, at its best, also seeks to create fair and meaningful competitions. So, on one hand, sport should be open to all athletes able to complete: it would be wrong to limit the opportunities of transgender and intersex athletes. But, on the other hand, there is a concern that if those opportunities aren't limited in some way, specifically that if trans and intersex women compete without limitations against cisgender women, it could undermine the fairness of such competitions.
I don't think there is a straightforward or obvious answer on these issues: and there are good, reasonable arguments (and many bad arguments too) for many different positions on all the various aspects of these issues. That said, my default position is towards the liberty of athletes to compete in the sport of their choice. [My interview with Tracey Holmes on these issues] I don't mean to say that is the answer: but only that it is my starting point. It is the presumptive position that I think any argument to limit this liberty and opportunity needs to overcome.
Joanna Harper's Sporting Gender is a good starting point for looking at many of the issues and arguments that might defeat or sustain this presumption. Harper's book, as the subtitle indicates, takes you through the history, science, and stories of transgender and intersex athletes.
Starting in the early part of the twentieth century, she presents many stories of the individual trans and intersex women and their struggles to compete in sport. Many of these stories are tragic; too often rooted in ignorance and prejudice. For those that think these issues start and end with Castor Semenya, this history is essential.
Harper also discusses the science of sex and its impact on exercise and athletics. She details the many different ways that one might not fit neatly into either of the more familiar categories of male and female. Biological sex is nowhere near as simple as one might assume. (Not to even get into issues of gender.) There is some technical stuff to wade through, but the general gist should be digestible by those without much science background. This is summary, though; there are better places to look for more detailed discussions of the science (much of which can be found in the book's endnotes).
Another important element of the book is Harper's discussion of some of the legal cases that punctuate the history of trans and intersex athletes. The details and decisions of these cases are historically important and they had direct influence on the current regulations and guidelines of the major sport organizations like the IOC and IAAF.
Much of the latter half of the book focuses on two recent important Court of Arbitration cases involving intersex athletes (Chand and Semenya). Harper was involved in both cases as an expert witness. While I appreciated the inside look into these cases, this is where the book was at its weakest. I wasn't all that interested in Harper's evaluation of the various lawyers involved and whether their closing remarks were powerful or not. There was a lot of that sort of thing in these sections and that took away from the more important issue of rehearsing the arguments presented.
Harper is a trans woman and a runner, and she uses her own experiences to help frame parts of the book. This is both a blessing and a curse. It helps to contextualize and humanize much of the more abstract history and science. But it also means that the book is part memoir and so there are various tangents about her own life that were not part of my reasons for reading this book.
Harper's ultimately position is that elite competitive sports needs to find the right balance of rules and methods to maximize "the possibility that all women can enjoy equitable and meaningful sport" (247). Furthermore, that there are good reasons to keep separating athletes in to male and female divisions and that the use of testosterone levels is the best current method to make this distinction (247). Though she does provide reasons for why this is her position, the book is not really set up to be a clear and cogent argument to support these claims. Its focus is more on presenting the history (both personal and legal) and the science. And on that front, I'd recommend it for those interested in this issue.
I don't think the book deals enough with the philosophical and ethical aspects of trans and intersex athletes. What makes for fair and meaningful competition? Why are male/female divisions important? If there is a performance advantages by being trans or intersex, why should that matter and how is it different from other kinds of (non-doping) performance advantages? Harper broaches these questions to a degree, but she is not a philosopher and so the discussion is, in my view, too superficial and limited. There is also almost no engagement with the sport philosophy literature that discusses these issues. I still would recommend the book for the history and science angle, but it is not going to answer the meatier questions of philosophy or ethics.
Filed under athletes, Books, law, Reviews, Women's Sports
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I'll Take That Bet: Gambling and Sport
I am not a gambler: I rarely, if ever, make a 'friendly' bet on a game. And it's been over a decade since I was in Las Vegas and made any kind of legal bet. I don't even make out NCAA brackets.
This is not for any moral reasons against gambling, I just don't like to lose money. Indeed, gambling in itself seems morally unproblematic. The moral arguments, such as they are, against gambling are rather weak and tendentious. It is true that many religions have prohibitions against gambling, and so the religiously observant might regard the failure to obey such prohibitions as a vice. But that puts gambling, in my mind, in a similar position to bacon (mmmmm bacon). Observant Jews and Muslims might regard the eating of bacon as a violation of their religious commandments and that violation an immorality of sorts, but bacon itself seems beside the point. It is the keeping of the religious commandment that is important (and the failure that is regarded as sinful). Those who do not keep kosher or halal are not immoral for eating bacon.
Like many otherwise innocuous activities, there can be harmful consequences to overindulgence or dependency (again, bacon is a good analogy here). Behaving irresponsibly or impulsively seems to be the cause of the problem in such cases, not gambling as such. I don't want to trivialize the negative consequences for those with gambling problems. The response, though, should not be moralizing, but psychological. We ought not to turn those people into "sinners" or criminals, but work to help them solve their problems.
Much like arguments for the prohibition of other 'vices' like drinking or sex, the arguments against gambling are most often based on a supposed link between gambling and the debasement of one's moral character. Somehow gambling itself turns us into bad individuals, encouraging the uglier parts of ourselves. I am skeptical of such a causal link in part because it ignores any difference between use and abuse. That is, sex, drugs, gambling can all be abused and engaged in with harmful and deleterious effects. But they can also be used in unproblematic and beneficial ways. Given how long these sort of 'vices' have been a part of human civilization and how many people casually partake in them, it's hard to believe the "abuse" should be the dominant paradigm here.
Gambling and Sports
The issue of gambling and sport is more complicated. Whatever the status of the moral arguments about individual gambling, there are real worries about the integrity of sport. There is great concern that gambling interests would interfere with and corrupt games. Fears of match-fixing, shaving points, and broken knee-caps abound. These are legitimate and well-founded concerns. There is a history of such activities in the US and around the world. No fan of sport wants that.
Aside from important legal and jurisprudencial issues resulting from the recent US Supreme Court decision in Murphy v NCAA, there will be a radical change to the relationship of the professional leagues and gambling. As more states will likely follow New Jersey and legalize sports gambling, the leagues will find ways to profit from gambling. The most obvious and likely immediate source of revenue will be advertising and co-branding, but there is no doubt that they are working on other creative ways to tap into the gambling dollars.
As the US moves forward with what will likely be a huge increase in legal betting, it is important to maintain the integrity of the leagues and games (and kneecaps).
There are a few main reasons why I think legalization will not undermine the integrity of sport.
First, the leagues do not want to be seen as turning into the WWE. Any whiff of fixing or seeming appearance of interference will be met by the leagues harshly. The have strong incentives to keep such interference out.
Second, legalized gambling is run by casino and gaming companies, not mafioso and gangsters. Steve Wynn is not Michael Corleone. There is little reason to watch or gamble on a sporting event that is fixed, so these businesses have a strong incentives to keep at arm's length from the games themselves. The cynic might say: at least appear like they are arm's length. But the easiest way to appear as though one is not interfering is not to interfere. And in most cases, the house wins regardless of the outcome of the game so there is little point in trying to interfere. In other words, the payout for such interference is not worth the risk.
(an aside: there will be individual actors for whom the payout is worth the risk. Such individuals already exist and take that risk today. If anything legalization will further marginalize these individual actors as they get pushed aside by legitimate organizations.)
Lastly, legalization reduces hypocrisy. Captain Renault is not the only one shocked to find gambling going on. Illegal gambling of all kinds is widespread and persistent. Anyone who wants to gamble can easily, I assume, find a bookie and place a bet. Betting odds for games are widely reported on all major media outlets. The hypocrisy of the current system does far more to undermine morality and respect for law than threats posed by legal gambling.
While I think gambling should be legal, I also think that strict fraud regulations should be enforced. Anyone in the leagues involved in any match-fixing or other gambling interference should be held liable and prosecuted for fraud. Since these individuals hold a kind of trust from the fans, sponsors, and others that they aren't going to fix games or the like, then violating that trust is the violation of a kind of fiduciary duty. The violation of this duty might then lead to the violator being civilly or even, in egregious cases, criminal liable. This is one way to help keep such interference limited.
Be it drugs, gambling, prostitution, or alcohol, prohibition doesn't stop the behavior it is prohibiting. It merely pushes it into the shadowy darkness of a criminal underworld. Most of the harmful consequences of these activities are caused by the illegal status, not the activity itself. In general, then, sunlight is the best antiseptic for corruption. Transparency of law keeps things above board and away from the criminal organizations. Of course, legalization is not a panacea. There will be problems. But legal sports betting is better than illegal sports betting. The problems can more easily be identified and dealt with—and without breaking kneecaps.
Filed under corruption, gambling, law
Re-Pinning: NFL, Domestic Violence, and the Law
I appeared on MPR this morning to talk about domestic violence and sports. For those listeners and others, I though they might be interested in this post from September 2014: NFL, Domestic Violence, and the Law.
I'll link to the podcast archive of the show when it is available.
Filed under law, NFL, violence
The Sports Ethics Show: Sport Studies Symposium 2015
The 4th annual Sport Studies Symposium was held April 24, 2015. In this episode, the symposium participants discuss the ideas raised by the papers given at the symposium. In the first part of the episode, Mike Perry and Shawn E. Klein talk with Matt Adamson, Stephen Mosher, and Synthia Syndor about the nature of sport studies,its past, and its future. In the second part, Shawn and Mike talk with Aaron Harper, Stephanie Quinn, and Zach Smith about legal realism and sport, sport in the ancient world, and theology of sport.
Sport Studies Symposium
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Attending the RMTAO's 2017 Educator Day at the Education Conference, I watched with interest the response to moderator Pam Fitch's question, "who in the room has obtained a master's degree or PhD?" A small number of hands in a room full of educators went up. With so few attaining this level of education, I wondered about the opportunities and challenges for RMTs who advance their education.
Highly educated RMTs may feel pressure to leave massage therapy in pursuit of research and academic positions in related fields. Such a "brain-drain" and limited opportunities for research and knowledge transfer should concern us all in limiting the growth and potential of our field.
1. What opportunities exist for RMTs that pursue higher education?
2. What barriers remain to advancement in the MT field, particularly in education, research or influencing community health and social policy?
3. How can stakeholders in the profession support opportunities for practitioners attaining higher education?
4. How can your talents, experiences and education be most effectively used for the advancement of the profession?


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Melissa V. Weiler is on the board of Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. and 6 other companies.
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Melissa Weiler Insider Trading History at Jefferies Financial Group
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Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services. It operates through the following segments: Investment Banking, Capital Markets, and Asset Management; Merchant Banking; and Corporate segments. The Investment Banking, Capital Markets, and Asset Management segment consists of investments in Jefferies Group. The Merchant Banking segment includes various merchant banking businesses and investments, primarily including Linkem, Vitesse Energy Finance and JETX Energy, real estate, Idaho Timber, and FXCM. The Corporate segment pertains to cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments owned, and deferred tax asset of the firm. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House passed H.J. Res. 76, the Nuclear Weapon Security and Non-Proliferation Act, a bill that funds the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) throughout the remainder of the government shutdown.
"Because of the President's government shutdown, vital missions at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have been stalled with thousands of hardworking employees subject to furloughs. The passage of today's bill allows SRS to continue NNSA operations and provides the dedicated workforce with the resources they need to complete fundamental national security missions.
"Over the past few weeks, constituents have reached out to me expressing tremendous concerns over ceased Site operations. As a former employee and the Site's home-district advocate, I remain committed to helping families living in the Aiken-Barnwell community during this distressing time. Although I am pleased that a bipartisan group in the House has approved resources for the NNSA, it is Congress' responsibility to fund Environmental Management operations as well.
"Last week, I introduced legislation to keep every organization at the Savannah River Site up and running during the government shutdown. Every single mission at the Site plays an intricate role in protecting our national security. In the coming days, I will continue to encourage Congressional leadership to restore funding to the Office of Environmental Management. It is shameful that the President's announced refusal to negotiate a solution to the shutdown has placed such harsh impositions on American families," Congressman Joe Wilson said.


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REAP's Women's Re-Entry Portal – Pathways for Success
Grant Year: 2018 | Focus Area: Health & Wellness | Grant Amount: $100,300 | Grant Status: In Progress
REAP's Women's Re-Entry Portal - Pathways for Success
Re-Entry Alliance Pensacola, Inc. dba REAP
In 2013, United States Federal District Court Judge Casey Rodgers was concerned with the high rate of recidivism reflected by the probationers appearing before her court and formed the Re-Entry Alliance Program, (REAP), as a mentoring program for the recently released federal probationers. Local attorneys volunteered to act as the program's mentors. During the ensuing years local business leaders volunteered to assist more ex-felons with their many post-incarceration needs. In 2017 and 2018, the Florida Legislature appropriated $200,000 to partially fund the Pensacola Re-Entry Portal, with the balance of funding coming from local sources. To date, REAP has provided comprehensive transitional services including housing to more than 400 returning citizens, while maintaining a recidivist rate of less than 15%, far below other re-entry programs. REAP's mission is to improve the safety and quality of life in Northwest Florida by enabling individuals returning from incarceration to be self-sufficient, crime-free, productive citizens and neighbors.
https://www.reapreentry.org/
Drawing on REAP's five years' experience working with more than 400 state and federal male ex-offenders, this project proposes to expand REAP's existing transitional program to include females returning to the Northwest Florida area from state prisons and the Escambia County Jail. Without proper re-entry assistance, more than 40% of these women will eventually return to prison within the first twelve months following release. REAP's considerable experience in providing interventions has proven that an Intensive Case Management System works, for the benefit of the individual, the family and the community. The target population is the approximately 130 women returning from years of State incarceration back home to Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties to live, work, and play. IMPACT 100 funds will be used to expand services, including housing, to women returning to the area. A case manager will establish a relationship with the releasing facility, coordinate intake, conduct a needs assessment, and arrange for immediate needs with regular follow-up. The cost of rental housing on a continually rotating basis will also be covered. Once immediate survival needs are met, the proposed program will provide job readiness training, job referral, and needed transportation to job sites until the women can make their own arrangements. Most importantly, this program will provide hope for a normal, healthy, crime-free productive life to an ex-offender at a most critical time.
The easiest way of measuring REAP's Women's Re-Entry Portal--a Pathway to Success program is to measure the rate of recidivism after specific periods following release. Traditionally, the expected recidivism rates for County jail prisoners is greater than 40% measured one year after release, and 50% after two years following release. Recidivism rates for persons released from State prison facilities are somewhat lower. REAP's goal is to cut these percentages down by one-half, to less than 20%, measured one year after release. Every day that these women remain out of jail and crime-free is a victory for them, their families, and the community. With costs of incarceration (both county and state) averaging $60 per day, the successful women's re-entry program envisioned by this organization could conceivably result in $500,000 savings each year for the local taxpayers, without even considering the far greater benefits to the individual and her family of being a productive member of society. The mission is to help these women live crime-free, productive lives in our community.
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LSE shareholders back Brexit-clouded Deutsche Boerse merger
By Reuters News Service July 4, 2016 July 4, 2016 2 170
The German share prize index board and the trading room of Frankfurt's stock exchange are photographed with a circular fisheye lens during afternoon trading session in Frankfurt
London Stock Exchange Group Plc shareholders have overwhelmingly voted to approve a plan to merge with Deutsche Boerse, hoping the deal can go through despite Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
The British company asked its shareholders to back its $27 billion merger with its German counterpart to create a European exchange giant on Monday, dismissing concerns it was "shackling itself to a corpse" after Britain's EU referendum result.
LSEG Chairman Donald Brydon told an extraordinary meeting of shareholders that he was confident of "satisfactory" regulatory approval for the deal from Brussels.
"There is no reason to think otherwise today," Brydon said.
Some 50 shareholders gathered for the subdued, short meeting. It was free of demonstrations, with only two questions asked.
LSE said afterwards that more than 99.89 per cent of votes cast at the shareholder meeting were in favour of the deal.
"SHACKLING TO A CORPSE"
Dinesh Jain, an individual shareholder, asked why, given that Britain was leaving the EU, "do we want to shackle ourselves to a corpse".
The exchange should abandon the merger as it seemed "unlikely" that Germany would now approve it given that Britain would be outside the EU, Jain said.
LSEG should instead to be looking to do deals with "lively" Asian or Latin American exchanges, Jain said.
He also asked whether any American or other exchange had made a counterbid, and about any threat to LSEG's business from French President Francois Hollande's desire to repatriate euro-denominated clearing to the eurozone.
Brydon said Hollande's comments were a measure of how valuable LSEG's operations were.
"You are quite right, there are some people already seeking to pick over the bones of the UK very, very rapidly indeed. Everyone would be wise to take things a step at a time in this area," Brydon said
LSEG's LCH.Clearnet is the main clearing house in Europe for euro denominated swaps.
Brydon denied that LSEG had received any approaches from any company other than Deutsche Boerse.
The New York Stock Exchange's owner ICE, in May shelved plans to make a counter bid for LSE, putting the brakes on a potential takeover battle in the exchanges sector.
Britain would remain in the EU for at least another two years, during which there was ample time to work out the "optimal structure" for the deal, Brydon said.
Last week, German markets regulator BaFin said it was hard to see how the head office of the merged group could still be in London given that Britain was leaving the EU.
LSEG Chief Executive Xavier Rolet said the group was "extremely well positioned" globally no matter what the outcome of British negotiations with the EU on new trading terms.
Deutsche Boerse is also asking its shareholders to back the deal – the third attempt by the LSE to merge with the German exchange operator in some 16 years – in a postal vote that closes on July 12.
The deal would create the world's biggest exchange by revenue, forecast at 4.7 billion euros this year from stock, bond and derivatives trading, indexes, market data, and clearing and settlement.
Shares in LSE were down 1.5 per cent at 2,485 pence at 1233 GMT. Deutsche Boerse's stock was down 0.92 per cent.
Up to Friday's close, LSE shares had fallen more than 7 per cent since the Brexit referendum but were still up about 9 percent from their close the day before the deal was announced.
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package org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.generic.model;

import org.jkiss.code.NotNull;
import org.jkiss.code.Nullable;
import org.jkiss.dbeaver.DBException;
import org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.generic.GenericConstants;
import org.jkiss.dbeaver.ext.generic.model.meta.GenericMetaObject;
import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.DBPEvaluationContext;
import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.exec.jdbc.JDBCResultSet;
import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.exec.jdbc.JDBCSession;
import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.exec.jdbc.JDBCStatement;
import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.impl.jdbc.JDBCConstants;
import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.impl.jdbc.JDBCUtils;
import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.impl.jdbc.cache.JDBCCompositeCache;
import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.runtime.DBRProgressMonitor;
import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.sql.SQLConstants;
import org.jkiss.dbeaver.model.struct.DBSEntityConstraintType;
import org.jkiss.utils.CommonUtils;

import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * Index cache implementation
 */
class PrimaryKeysCache extends JDBCCompositeCache<GenericStructContainer, GenericTable, GenericPrimaryKey, GenericTableConstraintColumn> {

    private final GenericMetaObject pkObject;

    PrimaryKeysCache(TableCache tableCache)
    {
        super(
            tableCache,
            GenericTable.class,
            GenericUtils.getColumn(tableCache.getDataSource(), GenericConstants.OBJECT_PRIMARY_KEY, JDBCConstants.TABLE_NAME),
            GenericUtils.getColumn(tableCache.getDataSource(), GenericConstants.OBJECT_PRIMARY_KEY, JDBCConstants.PK_NAME));
        pkObject = tableCache.getDataSource().getMetaObject(GenericConstants.OBJECT_PRIMARY_KEY);
    }

    @NotNull
    @Override
    protected JDBCStatement prepareObjectsStatement(JDBCSession session, GenericStructContainer owner, GenericTable forParent)
        throws SQLException
    {
        try {
            return session.getMetaData().getPrimaryKeys(
                    owner.getCatalog() == null ? null : owner.getCatalog().getName(),
                    owner.getSchema() == null ? null : owner.getSchema().getName(),
                    forParent == null ? owner.getDataSource().getAllObjectsPattern() : forParent.getName())
                .getSourceStatement();
        } catch (SQLException e) {
            throw e;
        } catch (Exception e) {
            if (forParent == null) {
                throw new SQLException("Global primary keys read not supported", e);
            } else {
                throw new SQLException(e);
            }
        }
    }

    protected String getDefaultObjectName(JDBCResultSet dbResult, String parentName) {
        int keySeq = GenericUtils.safeGetInt(pkObject, dbResult, JDBCConstants.KEY_SEQ);
        return parentName.toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH) + "_PK";
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    protected GenericPrimaryKey fetchObject(JDBCSession session, GenericStructContainer owner, GenericTable parent, String pkName, JDBCResultSet dbResult)
        throws SQLException, DBException
    {
        return new GenericPrimaryKey(
            parent,
            pkName,
            null,
            DBSEntityConstraintType.PRIMARY_KEY,
            true);
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    protected GenericTableConstraintColumn[] fetchObjectRow(
        JDBCSession session,
        GenericTable parent, GenericPrimaryKey object, JDBCResultSet dbResult)
        throws SQLException, DBException
    {
        String columnName = GenericUtils.safeGetStringTrimmed(pkObject, dbResult, JDBCConstants.COLUMN_NAME);
        if (CommonUtils.isEmpty(columnName)) {
            log.debug("Null primary key column for '" + object.getName() + "'");
            return null;
        }
        if ((columnName.startsWith("[") && columnName.endsWith("]")) ||
            (columnName.startsWith(SQLConstants.DEFAULT_IDENTIFIER_QUOTE) && columnName.endsWith(SQLConstants.DEFAULT_IDENTIFIER_QUOTE))) {
            // [JDBC: SQLite] Escaped column name. Let's un-escape it
            columnName = columnName.substring(1, columnName.length() - 1);
        }
        int keySeq = GenericUtils.safeGetInt(pkObject, dbResult, JDBCConstants.KEY_SEQ);

        GenericTableColumn tableColumn = parent.getAttribute(session.getProgressMonitor(), columnName);
        if (tableColumn == null) {
            log.warn("Column '" + columnName + "' not found in table '" + parent.getFullyQualifiedName(DBPEvaluationContext.DDL) + "' for PK '" + object.getFullyQualifiedName(DBPEvaluationContext.DDL) + "'");
            return null;
        }

        return new GenericTableConstraintColumn[] {
            new GenericTableConstraintColumn(object, tableColumn, keySeq) };
    }

    @Override
    protected void cacheChildren(DBRProgressMonitor monitor, GenericPrimaryKey primaryKey, List<GenericTableConstraintColumn> rows)
    {
        primaryKey.setColumns(rows);
    }

}

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Details of the Director's expenses can be found here.
Non-medical staff are paid on "Agenda for Change" terms and conditions. More information on these can be found on the NHS Employers website.


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Glenside, United States
Salus University celebrates a nearly century-long legacy from its founding College that demands academic excellence and a commitment to thoughtful development and growth.
Private Institution Type
Medicine & Health (6)
M.Sc. Biomedicine
M.Sc. Clinical Audiology
M.Sc. Low Vision Rehabilitation
M.Sc. Orientation and Mobility
M.Ed. Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
M.Sc. Vision Rehabilitation Therapy
Natural Sciences & Mathematics (1)
Salus University's founding college, the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO), was established in 1919 and the history of PCO includes a long list of firsts in the history of modern optometry.
To support faculty and student efforts to conduct research and other scholarly activity by creating an environment that promotes a culture of excellence in research designed to improve health and reduce illness and disability.
Fundamental research is currently being conducted in a range of areas that span Audiology, Optometry, and Vision Impairment. Salus University researchers are published in such prestigious journals as Neuron, Nature, The Journal of Neuroscience and The Journal of Biochemistry.
Salus University is fortunate to be located in an area that boasts ample affordable housing and good public transportation. Student housing is available within a wide variety of apartments easily accessible to both the Elkins Park and Oak Lane campuses. The Office of Student Affairs is available to assist students with finding housing and/or roommate(s) and to provide support throughout your relocation process to the greater Philadelphia area.
The University's Learning Resource Center operates as both a media-rich resource center and the hub of the Elkins Park campus. The modern learning commons includes the University's Help Desk service center, a coffee/tea bar, collaborative study rooms, individual seating for quiet studying, 20 desktop computers with access to printers and a 50-person classroom.
The Hafter Center offers a place for fitness, fun, exercise and sport. The gymnasium is used for large combined classes, University events and student indoor sport competitions.
At Salus University you will find a wide range of student organizations that caters to the need of every program offered. From humanitarian based groups to student chapters of national organizations, there is no shortage of how you can impact the profession, the community, and your fellow classmates.
Salus University is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSCHE).
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The purpose of this course is to provide training in allied and support functions related to aerospace engineering.
1. Describe safety precautions and procedures associated with aircraft ground movement and engine running.
2. Describe aspects of aircraft servicing.
3. Describe and apply concepts of aircraft weight control.
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5. Describe aspects of aircraft furnishings, restraint devices and emergency equipment.
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Ref; P2443; ** Rent includes Water rates** This traditional character four bedroom detached cottage is offered unfurnished or part-furnished with the benefits of two reception rooms, oil fired central heating and double glazing. The property is located in a quiet, rural location near to the village of Ffarmers, with un-interrupted views of open country side across the valley. The town of Lampeter offers day to day amenities including national retailers.This traditional character four bedroom detached cottage is offered unfurnished or part-furnished with the benefits of two reception rooms, oil fired central heating and double glazing. The property is located in a quiet, rural location near to the village of Ffarmers, with un-interrupted views of open country side across the valley. The town of Lampeter offers day to day amenities including national retailers.
Open plan living area consisting of;Kitchen area with fitted wall and base units, integrated electric hob and integrated electric oven, integrated fridge-freezer, integrated dishwasher and a washing machine.Dining area with stone inglenook fireplace with log burning stove. Reception room.Lean too with WC and hand wash basin.Three Double bedrooms.Large single/small double bedroom.Family bathroom with walk-in shower, bath, wash hand basin and W.C.,Front garden.Off street parking opposite the property. Outside brick storage shed adjacent to the property.
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Noble Systems Corporation
Noble Systems Receives Frost & Sullivan's Market Share Leadership Award for Seventh Consecutive Year
Press Release from Noble Systems Corporation
ATLANTA, Dec. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Noble Systems Corporation, a global leader in omnichannel contact center technologies, has received the Frost & Sullivan 2019 Market Share Leadership Award for the North American Outbound Dialing Systems market. Noble Systems has received the market leader ranking for the seventh consecutive year. With three decades of experience, Noble continues to set itself apart from other vendors through its key performance drivers, such as feature-rich solutions, depth of innovation, strength of offering, and commitment to its user experience.
Frost & Sullivan presents the North American Outbound Dialing Market Share Leadership Award each year to the company that has demonstrated excellence in capturing the highest market share within the industry. The company's broad portfolio of omnichannel customer and employee experience solutions, reputation for industry advocacy, key strategic initiatives, and focus on innovation, which is reflected in its patented technologies portfolio, differentiates it in the market place. Noble Systems has maintained its leadership position through the brand strength of its single-code premise and cloud offerings for contact centers and customer communications and its ability to tailor solutions that meet each client's unique business needs.
"Noble Systems' seventh successive year as the leader in the Outbound Dialing Systems market is a significant achievement. Successful companies in this market have moved beyond transformed outbound offerings into interactive and proactive customer contact solutions that are integrated with all areas of customer contact, while improving dialing algorithms and providing solutions that address government regulations on consumer protection and privacy," said Nancy Jamison, Principal Analyst, Digital Transformation at Frost & Sullivan. "Noble Systems continues to shine in terms of offering proactive and interactive outbound solutions, but also has staked a solid reputation on offering a complete ,integrated portfolio of customer contact applications, with its analytics, AI, workforce engagement and gamification offerings. These solutions enable customers to take their contact centers to the next level in terms of customer and employee satisfaction, resulting in the downstream benefits of reduced employee and customer churn and increased revenue and brand loyalty."
Chris Hodges, senior VP sales and marketing at Noble Systems, states, "Noble Systems has been providing superior contact center technologies and services to help companies improve the customer experience for more than three decades. The growing focus on the omnichannel journey and agent engagement offers new challenges, and new opportunities, for contact centers. We are honored to again be recognized by Frost & Sullivan for our best-in-market solutions, extending beyond traditional outbound services to create an overall customer care strategy, such as with our workforce engagement and gamification solutions. Claiming the top spot for a seventh time is a testament to the dedication of our entire team at Noble Systems to delivering the most complete, platform-agnostic customer communications offering available from a single vendor."
About Noble Systems
Noble Systems Corporation is a global leader in the customer communications industry, providing innovative solutions for Contact Center, Workforce Engagement, and Analytics technologies. Tens of thousands of agents at client installations worldwide use Noble platforms to manage millions of customer contacts each day. Noble offers a unified suite of inbound, outbound, and omnichannel contact processing, strategy planning, resource management, and compliance tools for companies of all sizes. Our premise, cloud, and innovative premise/cloud hybrid platforms include ACD, predictive dialing, blended processing, recording and monitoring, IVR, messaging, interaction analytics, robotic process automation and automated decisioning, workforce management, and gamification. With a portfolio of 200+ patents and growing, Noble leads the way in pioneering solutions for the contact center market. For more information, contact Lee Allum at 1.888.8NOBLE8 or visit http://www.noblesystems.com.
Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation and leadership. The company's Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and the CEO's Growth Team with disciplined research and best practice models to drive the generation, evaluation and implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages more than 50 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses, and the investment community from 45 offices on six continents. To join our Growth Partnership, please visit http://www.frost.com.
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USS Sangamon (CVE-26) – amerykański lotniskowiec eskortowy typu Sangamon z okresu II wojny światowej. Zbudowany jako cywilny zbiornikowiec "Esso Trenton" w 1939 roku. W październiku 1940 roku przejęty przez United States Navy i przemianowany na USS "Sangamon". W 1942 roku przebudowany na lotniskowiec eskortowy. Wycofany ze służby w październiku 1945 roku.

Projekt i budowa
13 marca 1939 roku w stoczni Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company w Kearny (New Jersey) rozpoczęła się budowa zbiornikowca "Esso Trenton" dla firmy Standard Oil. Była to jedna z dwunastu jednostek typu Cimarron, zbudowanych na rynek cywilny, jednak z myślą o docelowym przekazaniu US Navy. Jednostkę wodowano 4 listopada 1939 roku. 23 października 1940 roku zbiornikowiec wszedł w skład US Navy jako USS "Sangamon" (AO-28). W lutym 1942 roku podjęto decyzję o przebudowaniu USS "Sangamon" na lotniskowiec eskortowy oznaczony jako ACV-26. Z uwagi na trwającą II wojnę światową, przebudowa miała najwyższy priorytet i ponowne wejście do służby nastąpiło 25 sierpnia 1942 roku.

Po przebudowie okręt posiadał pokład lotniczy o długości 153 metrów i szerokości 25 metrów. Zamontowano windy i hangar dla samolotów, których start wspomagały katapulty.

Służba
Wiosną 1941 roku, jako zbiornikowiec, wspierał patrole US Navy na północnym Atlantyku. Pierwszą operacją, w której wziął udział po przebudowie na lotniskowiec eskortowy, było zabezpieczanie lądowania aliantów w Afryce Północnej w listopadzie 1942 roku. Od stycznia 1943 roku przez osiem miesięcy działał w rejonie Wysp Salomona w związku z walkami o Guadalcanal. W listopadzie 1943 roku wspierał lądowanie na Tarawie. 25 stycznia 1944 roku podczas walk o Wyspy Marshala, jeden z powracających z misji bojowej samolotów, rozbił się na pokładzie lotniskowca wywołując pożar, w wyniku którego zginęło siedmiu członków załogi okrętu.

Filipiny
W czerwcu 1944 roku USS "Sangamon" wziął udział w walkach o opanowanie archipelagu Marianów, w ramach których atakował m.in. Saipan, Eniwetok i Guam. Kolejnym etapem ofensywy sił amerykańskich były Filipiny. Przed desantem w Zatoce Leyte 20 października samoloty pokładowe z "Sangamona" atakowały położone tam japońskie lotniska. 20 października wspierał amerykański desant w Zatoce Leyte, kiedy to został trafiony bombą zrzuconą przez japoński samolot, która jednak nie wyrządziła większych szkód. W stoczonej następnie bitwie w Zatoce Leyte, okręt wziął aktywny udział w ramach grupy okrętów Taffy 1.

Japonia
24 stycznia 1945 roku okręt opuścił stocznię, w której poza remontem zmodernizowano także jego system obsługi samolotów pokładowych i uzbrojenie. Po opuszczeniu stoczni okręt skierował się w stronę Japonii, gdzie wziął udział w walkach o Okinawę. Okręt przebywał w rejonie Okinawy od 21 marca 1945 roku, a jego samoloty pokładowe wspierały amerykańskie działania desantowe i atakowały pobliskie japońskie lotniska. W tym czasie okręt narażony był na ataki lotników kamikaze. 4 maja jeden z takich samolotów przedarł się przez obronę przeciwlotniczą i uderzył w pokład "Sangamona", powodując poważne uszkodzenia i zabijając przynajmniej 11 członków załogi. Uszkodzony okręt wycofano do Stanów Zjednoczonych w celu dokonania napraw, których jednak nie ukończono z powodu zakończenia wojny.

Wycofany ze służby 24 października 1945 roku, złomowany w Japonii w 1960 roku.

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Have you considered modifying the structure of your nose ever? Most have, specially those who're afflicted with a crooked, bumpy, or large nose. Like it or not, your self-image, your appearance, and the way you are perceived by other people are linked intrinsically. Examining the fascinating 'before and after' images due to rhinoplasty on the internet may be inspiring; yet fear of painful invasive surgery as well as high costs may often prove to be scaring.
Yet what if you are able to change the shape of the nose- without requiring surgery, general anesthesia, or scalpels…at a fraction of your cost? Thanks to the latest, non surgical rhinoplasty methods, today you can.
'15-minute nose jobs' or Non-Surgical Nose Jobs, are quickly becoming a famous option in facial plastics offices worldwide. They involve a relatively painless, fast procedure, which is done at the doctor's own clinic. This type of Non-Surgical Nose Jobs modify the shape of your nose with bio-compatible fillers, like hyaluronic acid or collagen, that are injected in and around special areas. They are the same fillers which are used elsewhere on the face, like for 'marionette lines' around your mouth. Instead of making the nose look larger, as few patients may worry, judicial use of such fillers could instead smoothen and even contour- helping your nose instantly look better on your face. Doctors have successfully 'straightened' crooked noses, re-shaped tips, and also camouflaged bumps on bridges using such methods.
Why select A Non-Surgical Nose Job?
Reasons for selecting a Non-Surgical Nose Jobs abound, as confirmed by its ever-growing popularity. Surely, the fact that a general anesthesia and a hospital visit aren't required are attractive; patients must remain aware and awake, be able to converse with their doctor & staff. The treatment is fast, often requiring under a 30 minutes, with minimal trouble, a local anesthetic is normally used. It doesn't have the risk of nosebleeds, scarring, or sustained swelling like standard rhinoplasty may. Patients could expect to get back to work the same day if they choose, and also resume all their routine activities inside 1 to 2 days. Another advantage is the fact that results are immediately visible – so there's no bandages, no waiting, no downtime from the public. Such advantage, in addition to the fact that Non-Surgical Nose Jobs cost 10-20% of conventional surgical rhinoplasty typically, together combine to make the option attractive to most.
This treatment is not permanent. Similar to other facial filling techniques, touch-ups might become necessary inside 2 years. There's a small risk of swelling, redness, and little bruising. Non-Surgical Nose Jobs can never amend severe deformities, damaged/broken tissues, or abnormalities. Such concerns may be required to be addressed by traditional surgical rhinoplasty. Make sure that you visit your doctor to know which option is best for you.


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