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GUIDANCE & CHECKLIST FOR ALL NON EU/EEA STUDENTS COMING TO THE UK UNDER THE POINTS BASED SYSTEM (PBS) ONLINE VISA APPLICATION TIER 5 (TEMPORARY WORKER) GOVERNMENT AUTHORISED EXCHANGE Who must apply for a visa: All Non-EU/EEA nationals PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY TO ENSURE THAT ALL FORMS ARE COMPLETED CORRECTLY AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO PREVENT REFUSAL OF YOUR VISA APPLICATION. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IF YOUR VISA IS REFUSED THERE WILL BE NO RIGHT TO APPEAL AND IAESTE UK AND THE BRITISH COUNCIL HAVE NO POWER TO CHANGE THE DECISION. BACKGROUND INFORMATION All Non EEA/EU Erasmus applicants must obtain a visa to enter the UK under the new UK Border Agency Points Based System (PBS) in order to take up an Erasmus work placement. In this document we have set out clear step-by-step guidelines on what you need to do to help you and to save you time. Please follow these guidelines carefully in order to complete your visa application correctly. NB. If any links are not current in this document, full information on the visa application process and the relevant forms can be found on the International Group website (formerly known as UK visas) at: http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/ Then click on Points Based System Tier 5, Temporary Worker (INF 27). HOW THE POINTS BASED SYSTEM WORKS: (basic summary, go to Section A for exact steps) • All migrants to the UK must apply for their visa via a certain Tier. • All students undertaking Erasmus Work Placements apply for a visa under the following tier: Tier 5, Temporary Worker, Government Authorised Exchange. • All applicants under TIER 5 (Temporary Worker) need a sponsor to apply for their visa. The British Council (Erasmus Programme) is a licensed Category A Sponsor. • As a licensed sponsor we assign each Erasmus student a Certificate of Sponsorship before the student can apply for a visa. Each Certificate of Sponsorship has a unique reference number. The British Council will send you the unique reference number for your personal Certificate of Sponsorship. This is all you will receive. The Certificate of Sponsorship is a virtual document, therefore, you will never be able to access or print it. • You must only apply for your visa once you have been assigned your Certificate of Sponsorship unique reference number. You cannot apply for a visa without this. • It is essential that you apply for your visa following the instructions in this document as soon as you obtain your certificate of Sponsorship unique reference number. The certificate of sponsorship will expire if it is not used for a visa application within three months of it being created. Your visa application will be refused if your certificate of sponsorship has expired. • The steps in your visa application will be: 1. Complete online visa application form 2. Manual completion of Form Appendix 6 3. Face-to-face biometric appointment 4. Submission of required documentation. • You are allowed 28 days additional stay in the UK outside of your official Erasmus work placement dates. You can take a maximum of 14 of these days before your Erasmus work placement begins. • When you fill in the forms you must write the date you intend to travel to the UK. However, it is possible to travel on a later date than the date you put on your form as long as your visa is still valid. • The processing time varies from country to country. It could be between 5 to 30 days but you should apply 60 days in advance if possible to allow maximum time. Go to Section A SECTION A Erasmus STEP-BY-STEP GUIDELINES for: NON EEA/EU CANDIDATES APPLYING FOR A TIER 5 TEMPORARY WORKER (GOVERNMENT AUTHORISED EXCHANGE) VISA This table details the entire visa application process. You will be referred to Section B and Section C of this document for instructions on how to complete the forms "VAF9" and "Appendix 6" which are required for your visa application. IMPORTANT – TICK OFF THE POINTS BELOW STEPS Erasmus candidate visa application checklist 1. All candidates must complete visa application form VAF9. Step 2 of this table gives instructions on how to access this form. This form should be completed online. Please ensure that the computer you use is linked to a printer because you will need to print certain documents. You do not need to read the text on the page or click on the links. Just follow the instructions below step by step and tick each one as you do it. 2. Go to: www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk • Click on the blue box in the bottom right hand side of the screen: "apply for a UK visa now" • Read the screen of information but do not click any of the links. • Tick the box "I have read the above information and the relevant guidance notes" • Click "continue" IMPORTANT: GO TO "SECTION B" OF THIS DOCUMENT FOR THE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDELINES ON COMPLETING ONLINE VISA APPLICATION FORM VAF9 AS AN ERASMUS WORK PLACEMENT STUDENT. • Fill in the online visa application form. The form does not have a name online but it is form VAF9. • Print out and sign your VAF9 form after you have completed it online. 3. Complete Form Appendix 6. IMPORTANT: GO TO "SECTION C" OF THIS DOCUMENT FOR THE STEP-BY-STEP GUIDELINES ON COMPLETING FORM APPENDIX 6. 4. Assemble the following list of documents to take to your biometric appointment (which you booked online after completing form VAF9) Please also check the specific documents asked for by the country you are applying from. You will either be required to submit these documents at your appointment or they might be required to be sent by post to a certain address after your appointment (depending on instructions for the country you are applying from). It is essential that you provide all the specified documents. If you do not provide them, the UK Border Agency will not contact you to ask for them. Therefore, if you fail to send in the correct documentation, your visa application may be refused because of this. Any documentation must be the original (unless instructions from the country you are applying from say otherwise) • A recent passport sized photograph (45mm x 35mm). Take more if required. - must be taken in a passport photograph booth or by a professional passport photographer; - in colour taken against a white background; - clear and of good quality and not framed or backed; - printed on normal photographic paper; - With a neutral expression, mouth closed; - Taken within the last month; - full face and without sunglasses, hat or head covering (unless it is worn for cultural or religious reasons but the face must not be covered); - No covering of the face, hair across the face or red eye. • Your appointment confirmation print-out with reference number • If you paid the visa fee online, your payment confirmation print- out with reference number. • If you did not pay the visa fee online, £110 visa payment fee (or local currency equivalent). Check with your particular appointment institution on how this can be paid. • Your passport or travel document (valid for at least six months after the intended date of departure from the UK). In some countries you might be asked to provide copies of previous passports if you still have them. • Printed, signed online visa application form VAF9. • Completed Appendix 6 form. • T5 Confirmation of Maintenance Form from the Erasmus Programme which guarantees to certify your maintenance. • If married: evidence of marital status e.g. marriage certificate. Original required. No photocopies. Where the document is not in English, it must be accompanied by a fully certified translation by a professional translator. • Biometric details which will be obtained at your appointment. See step 5. 5. Attend your appointment on the specific time and date. Take all of the documents in Step 4. You must have your printed and signed visa application form, your appointment receipt and your passport to have your biometric data taken; The following biometric data will be collected from you at the appointment: • Scans of all 10 fingers (The fingerscan procedure uses an electronic scanner. No liquid will be used and the procedure will take two minutes). • A full-face digital photograph (full face and without sunglasses, hat or other head covering unless the headcover is worn for cultural or religious reasons) 6. Your documentation will either be taken at your appointment or you will be required to post it to a certain address for processing. 7. Wait for your visa application to be processed. Processing time can vary. It is usually 5-30 days but you should allow up to two months. The date of your visa application is considered as the date that your biometric details are taken and your fee is paid. 8. Check your visa when you get it. Make sure: • Your personal details are correct • It correctly states the purpose for which you want to come to the UK • It is valid for the date on which you want to travel If there is anything wrong with it contact the visa application centre or visa section immediately. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL FORMS ARE COMPLETED CORRECTLY AND ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED IN ORDER TO PREVENT REFUSAL OF YOUR VISA APPLICATION. SECTION B GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING: FORM VAF9 ONLINE AS AN ERASMUS STUDENT When you complete the form you will need the following: • Your passport • Your employers address in the UK • Your date of travel to the UK (see section 6 of the table below for more information) • A valid email address • To ensure that the computer you use is linked to a computer because you will need to print certain documents. Complete this form online using the table below. In the table the steps correspond to sections on the online visa application form VAF9. IMPORTANT – TICK OFF THE POINTS BELOW AS YOU ANSWER THEM STEPS GUIDANCE FOR ANSWER TO PUT ON THE FORM Application Security Enter your permanent email address Your visa requirements READ THIS WHOLE BOX CAREFULLY BEFORE READING THIS SECTION OF THE ONLINE FORM You will be asked the following questions: Current location: You should apply from your country of normal residence. However in exceptional circumstances (such as travel/studying abroad) you must apply from another country. The location you enter here is the location where you will automatically be scheduled to have your biometric details appointment. Purpose of Application: Select "PBS Tier 5 Temporary Workers" Type of Application: Select "Tier 5 TW (Govt Authorised Exchange) Migrant" Click "Next" Ignore the three paragraphs which come up on the screen and click "Next". This is because ERASMUS have calculated all points for you and summarised the guidance. Complete these sections using the onscreen help where necessary. Sections 1-5 Ensure that your name on the visa application is spelled exactly as it is on your passport. Section 6 When do you You are allowed 28 days additional stay in the UK outside of wish to travel to the UK? your official Erasmus work placement dates. You can take 14 of these days before your appointment begins as a maximum. Please enter the date you wish to travel to the UK here/intended date of your flight. NB. If you have not yet book your flight, please note that the date you enter here will be the first day that you will be allowed to enter the UK. You should not book travel to arrive any earlier than this date. It is fine however, if the date changes to a later date as long as your visa is still valid. Finalise your application Please select how you will submit your application. For some countries the only option will be "in person." Choose where you will have your appointment (this is the face-to-face appointment to have your biometric data taken.) You will be told where the possible venues are. If you are applying from certain countries you have the option to pay your visa application fee online at this time. If so, save the reference number once you have paid. A screen will come up with the following information: • Your reference number (write this down as you will need it to make your appointment) • Stating that a confirmation email will be sent to you. • Giving the option to print your form. Print your form now. Book your appointment, following the instructions for your particular country on how to do this. Book the earliest date and time which is convenient to you. This is important because your visa application will be dated Your visa appointment from the date of your appointment. Processing times can vary. location It is usually 5-30 days but you should allow up to two months before your date of travel. You will get an appointment reference number. Make a note of this number to take to the appointment. SECTION C GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING: APPENDIX 6:TIER 5 (TEMPORARY WORKER) SELF- ASSESSMENT This form is downloaded from this link and must be completed manually: http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/resources/en/docs/1903073/PBSAppendix6TempWorker You do not need to use the self assessment points calculator as we have calculated your points for you. Just follow the instructions below. On Appendix 6 it states "please ensure you have completed the main personal details form." This refers to online visa application form VAF9. When completing Appendix 6, please have with you your Certificate of Sponsorship Unique Reference number (given to you by the British Council). As the British Council is certifying your maintenance whilst you are in the UK, you only need to provide the British Council T5 Confirmation of Maintenance Form confirming this. You do not need to provide any supporting financial evidence of funds such as bank statements etc. In the table below part numbers correspond to part numbers on the application form Appendix 6: Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) Self-Assessment. IMPORTANT – TICK OFF THE POINTS BELOW AS YOU ANSWER THEM PART NO. GUIDANCE FOR ANSWER TO PUT ON THE FORM 1.1 First name as shown in your passport 1.2 Surname/last name as shown in your passport 2.1 British Council (Erasmus Programme 2.2 10 Spring Gardens, London, SW1A, 2BN 2.3 Write your specific employers name , address and postcode here (i.e. the company or university where you will undertake your Erasmus work placement. 3.1 Erasmus Programme Work Placement Student 3.2 Leave blank (unless you are completing a year long placement 3.3 Take this information from your T5 confirmation of maintenance form 4.1 Put a cross ("X") in the box Tier 5 (Government Authorised Exchange.) Check carefully the cross is in the correct box (change it from the default box on the form.) 5.1 Put a cross in the box next to "30 points" 5.2 Enter the Certificate of Sponsorship number which the British Council has issued you with. 6.1 Put a cross in the box "Maintenance certified by sponsor." 6.2 Ignore this question. 6.3 Put a cross in the box "letter from an A-rated sponsor confirming he/she is certifying your maintenance." 6.4 Put a cross in the box "Please confirm you have claimed 10 points for your level of funds." 7.0 Points scoring area: Certificate of Sponsorship: put "30" under Points Claimed. Documents provided: put "Certificate of Sponsorship" (but remember you do not have to submit this as it is a virtual document.) Maintenance (Funds): Put "10" under points claimed. Documents Provided: put "Confirmation Form from Category A Sponsor British Council (Erasmus Programme) Under total, put "40"
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- 58.com delivered revenue growth above guidance in every quarter since going public.
- The acquisition of Anjuke makes the company's competitive position in the housing vertical much stronger.
- 2015 will be a year of significant investments and 58.com is likely to incur losses in the following quarters but the long-term profitability outlook remains unchanged.
- Local services a huge and untapped market.
- Reiterating my view and raising my price target.
Nike Is Showing Continued Growth And Strong Company PerformanceNKE • Today, 4:21 PM • LN Investors • 1 Comment
- Nike can maintain earnings growth trends due to the sports brand name and wide consumer support.
- Strong forward orders show there's a lot of business in the pipeline in the near future.
- Low long-term debt and a high cash position over four times long-term debt indicate Nike is very strong financially.
- Nike earnings expected to grow in the mid-teens.
Silvercrest Asset Management Group: Excellent AUM Growth ContinuesSAMG • Today, 4:21 PM • Martin Vlcek • Comment!
- While the recent AUM and revenue growth rates have decelerated from the double digits, the current 14% AUM and 15+% revenue growth rates are more than solid.
- Based on conservative assumptions of lower growth in the 10% region and stagnant to slightly falling margins, Silvercrest still offers a ~25% upside within 12 to 18 months.
- In the long run, SAMG offers further ~10% annual stock market gains if the current bull market lasts.
- A potential acquisition of some company in the New York area is just an added bonus on top of solid current organic growth.
Trinity Biotech: Market Is Missing The New Tests Earnings PotentialTRIB • Today, 4:05 PM • Alpha Gen Capital • Comment!
- Trinity is a medical device seller with strong margins and recurring cash flows. The business model creates a large barrier to entry from the competition.
- Going through the market opportunities of the two new components of the business, we see an extremely large earnings opportunity starting next year.
- We think the market is missing the potential of the Troponin I product given the market size and inferior products on the market which no longer meet FDA guidelines.
Smart & Final: Continued Execution Should Move Shares Higher In 2015SFS • Today, 3:31 PM • Dallas Salazar • Comment!
- SFS has executed its defined, consistent growth strategy extremely well and that has been good for shareholders.
- With SFS generating healthy top-line growth that efficiently trickles down to the bottom line and cash flow, expect the street to continue trusting this name.
- SFS should be able to hold its debt balance flat in 2015, or even slightly deleverage, which would be a hugely bullish development.
- Continue to own SFS as it's a growth name in a non-growth space that also offers some defensive characteristics.
Bank Of America - Will Q1 EPS Bring Risk Or Reward?BAC • Today, 3:27 PM • Markos Kaminis • 17 Comments
- While the market has penalized banking shares for the Fed's dovish stance and BAC shares for the Fed's qualified approval of its capital plans, I see something else afoot today.
- Trepidation ahead of BAC's Q1 EPS report is likely weighing on the shares, given its disappointment reported in the fourth quarter of 2014.
- The long-term outlook for Bank of America is clearly improving and the stock is cheap on a relative basis.
- So the question of whether BAC will bring risk or reward in Q1, which seems to be afflicting the shares, is reason enough to buy it today for the long-term.
Huge Micron Selloff Offers Fresh Entry Point: 3D NAND Could Be A Game ChangerMU • Today, 3:08 PM • Brian Wu • 13 Comments
- Micron shares have sold off massively in the current year.
- This came after the company failed to meet revenue expectations and also because of news that Micron might lose the contract to supply Apple DRAM chips.
- Micron will launch 3D NAND later this year, which is likely to become a significant revenue driver for the company.
Why The Red Hat Story Can Only Get Better
- Red Hat recently announced great fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2014 results that beat on both top and bottom line expectations by analysts.
- The strong growth was driven by cross-selling opportunities created by OpenStack and OpenShift.
- The momentum is likely to build up in future and help the company to sustain its strong growth.
Activision Blizzard Should Explore More Opportunities With Its 'Skylanders' TechnologyATVI • Today, 3:00 PM • Steven Mallas • 3 Comments
- "Skylanders" has been a successful franchise for Activision Blizzard, but perhaps it could expand its scope.
- Activision Blizzard should consider more adult-targeted titles for the platform.
- With Disney and Nintendo in the mix, staying ahead of the curve in the portal-collectible-figure space is vital.
Tata Motors Is An Attractive Opportunity: An Algorithmic AnalysisTTM • Today, 2:56 PM • I Know First Research • 1 Comment
- Tata Motors recently announced a rights offering to raise $1.2 billion, which will be used to fund new models in the coming years.
- The company is set to benefit from a growing economy in India with its commercial vehicle sales.
- A joint venture for a new plant in China and a new premium compact modelwill allow Jaguar to increase demand in China and boost sales.
- I Know First's algorithm is bullish on Tata Motors for the long-term time horizon.
Check Point: How Much Higher Can It Go?CHKP • Today, 2:55 PM • Ian Deutsch • 2 Comments
- Domination of the network security market keeps Check Point on top.
- "High-value" client base gives Check Point a unique opportunity for further growth.
- Active commitment to success gives investors a low-risk, high-ceiling stock.
- Valuation methods reflect 26.1% upside potential.
Global Partners Will Beat The S&P 500 Over The Next 12 MonthsGLP • Today, 2:38 PM • Quantified Alpha • 1 Comment
- Global Partners is trading at an extremely attractive valuation, with the stock looking cheap on a revenue, earnings, book, and free cash flow basis.
- GLP's share price has outperformed the energy sector during the collapse of crude, and the company maintained excellent profitability and growth.
- Secondary offerings tend to be a bad sign historically, but we feel GLP is the exception to the rule.
- We expect Global Partners to outperform the market over the next twelve months by a wide margin.
Gilead Versus Celgene: Value Play Versus Reinvestment OpportunityGILD • Today, 2:36 PM • Intrepid Investor • 41 Comments
- Smart Money craves future earnings more than the latest earnings. Reinvestment drives future earnings.
- In 2014, Gilead's reinvestment ratio went down; Celgene's went up. That's where the Smart Money went.
- Gilead's investment in R&D went up in 2014, but in its 10-K confesses, "[we do] not track total R&D expenses by product candidate, therapeutic area or development phase."
Gordmans Stores: Promising Shareholders Higher ReturnsGMAN • Today, 2:35 PM • Ross Capital • 2 Comments
- Gordmans delivered revenue growth of 2% in its latest quarter. Earnings declined by 14%.
- The market Gordmans serves is expected to grow in the future.
- Adding new stores will help the company in extracting a bigger share of market growth.
- Internal restructuring, targeted to improve customer service, will motivate customers to recur transactions.
- Gordmans is undervalued by 74%.
Apple: Big Opportunity To Create Value In Mobile PaymentsAAPL • Today, 2:23 PM • Stone Fox Capital • 16 Comments
- Apple Pay revenues will probably never impress the market.
- The benefit exists in the high margins and value creation of eventually controlling mobile payments.
- Apple remains a cheap stock with a big catalyst in Apple Pay that could help boost the PE ratio due to the recurring nature of payments fees.
My Top Electrical Equipment Stocks For 2015AME, AMOT, AYI • Today, 2:16 PM • Stan Stafford • Comment!
- In this series of articles, I will be reviewing individual industry sectors and selecting my favorite stock picks for 2015.
- For Part 20, I will be reviewing the Electrical Equipment industry sector, taking a look at revenue/earnings growth, valuations, recent performance, and the overall financial stability of companies.
- Out of this group of reviewed stocks, my top stocks for 2015 are Allied Motion and Ametek.
Royal Hawaiian Orchards - A Valuation So Low That It's Nuts To IgnoreToday, 2:15 PM • Steve Harris • 10 Comments
- Royal Hawaiian has embarked upon a vertical integration strategy, which if successful, could provide the catalyst for the stock price to double by the end of 2016.
- At the current price of $2.95 per share, the company presents a compelling risk/reward profile with significant upside, and downside limited by the substantial value of its owned real estate.
- Royal Hawaiian has the potential to boost cash flow to at least 30 cents per share, which would provide a 10% dividend yield at current prices.
- Insider ownership has increased significantly during the past five years; insiders now control 71% of the outstanding units.
- New strategy will capitalize on the perceived health benefits of macadamia nuts and the trend toward consumption of healthy, all-natural, non-GMO, and gluten-free foods.
Plug Power: Accelerated Filer Status Triggers Sarbanes-Oxley Fraud ControlsPLUG • Today, 2:14 PM • Matthew G. Lamoreaux • 11 Comments
- Plug Power replaces chief accounting officer after missing SEC accelerated filer deadline.
- Additional scrutiny from the auditor's report on ICFR, combined with forthcoming revenue recognition changes, increases the risk of discovering material errors that could require an earnings restatement.
- The cumulative result of increased auditor scrutiny and implementation of new revenue recognition standards will be greater investor confidence in the company's results.
3 Opportunities For InvenSense To GrowINVN • Today, 2:11 PM • Stone Fox Capital • 4 Comments
- InvenSense is only scratching the surface with premium smartphones.
- Future market opportunities include IoT and wearables, along with growing the amount of content in existing smartphones.
- InvenSense continues to trade at an attractive valuation, with the market overly focused on the current gross margins due to a high concentration of revenue from Apple and Samsung.
Applied Material's Venture Group Invests Into UV LED, An Interesting Portfolio Expansion With Growth PotentialAMAT • Today, 2:01 PM • I Know First Research • Comment!
- The company took part in the series B funding round for RayVio, a leading UV LED solutions company.
- The company's healthcare solutions might prove to be a huge growth assets in the long run, and a very smart investment today.
- Both algorithm and analysts agree this is a bullish investment.
Why Bombardier's Latest Delay A Buying Opportunity For InvestorsBDRAF, BDRBF • Today, 1:56 PM • Cameron Conway • 1 Comment
- Bombardier once again delays its CSeries aircraft.
- PR disasters have continued to decrease the price of the stock.
- Is there enough of a long-term potential to justify investing in Bombardier now?
Molycorp Seeks More Oaktree Debt - Kicking The Can Down The Road?MCP • Today, 1:50 PM • Shock Exchange • 8 Comments
- Molycorp is rumored to be in talks to receive access to additional debt from Oaktree.
- The additional debt could be used to repay over $200 million of convertible debt maturing in June 2016.
- Given its operating losses and cash burn, the company needs fresh capital.
- A debt-for-debt exchange would be equivalent to kicking the can down the road.
Recent GPU News And Rumors And What They Mean For AMD And NVIDIAAMD • Today, 1:49 PM • Technology Investing • 31 Comments
- NVIDIA's Titan X has been released, and is disappointing.
- AMD's FreeSync will clearly become the standard, G-Sync will disappear.
- Mantle is essentially discontinued, but provided tangible benefits for AMD.
- AMD continues to generate goodwill among consumers.
GoDaddy: Unexciting IPO With Looming OpportunityGDDY • Today, 1:47 PM • APBK Capital • Comment!
- GoDaddy's IPO has several signals that scream "Avoid me."
- The valuation based on current performance is slightly aggressive but inline with performance.
- GoDaddy's growth prospects look favorable for patient investors.
BlackBerry: Very Attractive At These LevelsBBRY • Today, 1:34 PM • Stock Traders Daily • 87 Comments
- Analysts love to hate this stock.
- But those points of view can change.
- BBRY is very attractive if it holds these levels.
Will The Potential Intel-Altera Deal Benefit Intel?INTC, ALTR • Today, 1:29 PM • Arie Goren • 14 Comments
- Acquiring Altera might be a smart move by Intel, on condition that it would not pay an excessive price for the company, being too eager to make the acquisition.
- The deal would provide Intel with new business lines like automotive, industrial and communication applications, and bring new production work to its cutting-edge factories.
- The possible deal could also benefit Altera since it would provide cost cutting and stronger sales team which can open its chips to a wider market.
- In my view, Intel stock is undervalued, and it is a Buy right now.
4 Reasons To Like CignaCI • Today, 1:26 PM • Healthy Appreciation • 3 Comments
- Cigna trades at a favorable ratio to its competitors and the S&P 500.
- Cigna's predicted growth of more than 11% annually along with its expected margin expansion keep it insulated even if there is a widespread fall in PE ratios.
- Cigna's portfolio mix focusing on self-funded customers protects it against costs rising unexpectedly.
GameStop Should Take A Cue From Best BuyGME • Today, 1:13 PM • Daniel James • 1 Comment
- GameStop's core business is in decline, faced with increased competition from online retailers as well as new distribution methods.
- Although the company is trying to diversify away from video games and consoles, selling smartphones and tablets is unlikely to save GameStop from becoming irrelevant.
- Following Best Buy's example, the company should work on improving its in-store experience and leveraging its considerable expertise in the booming video game industry.
INC Research: An Emerging Growth CompanyINCR • Today, 1:08 PM • Rudy Sangari • Comment!
- INCR recently finished its first full quarter as a public company.
- The company operates in a growing market.
- Company is highly leveraged.
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The Rockefeller Foundation is honored to announce that Sir Elton John will be the recipient of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be conferred at our upcoming event — "A Celebration of American Philanthropy" — to be held on October 30, 2013 in Washington, D.C. As part of our award presentation, The Rockefeller Foundation will provide a grant to the Elton John AIDS Foundation to further its good work. The Rockefeller Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award is given annually to an individual who, through business, government service, philanthropy or other means, has implemented innovative approaches that have improved the livelihoods of poor and vulnerable people throughout the world.
In addition to being one of the world's most successful and dynamic musicians, Sir Elton John is well known globally as a leading advocate and philanthropist on behalf of people with HIV/AIDS. In the early days of the AIDS crisis, he was one of the first to realize that it was necessary to de-stigmatize HIV/AIDS before governments and other donors would devote major resources to fighting the disease. His personal leadership and philanthropy over many years has led to progress in addressing discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS, and provided major resources to treatment and a cure. We are proud to add Sir Elton John to our list of Lifetime Achievement Award recipients that includes President Bill Clinton and Ratan Tata.
The award will be presented at an inspiring event marking the 100th anniversary of The Rockefeller Foundation. At the event we will showcase some of the "big bets" in philanthropy that are testing new and innovative ways to catalyze positive change in the United States and globally, and will feature some of the cutting edge approaches that mark philanthropic work – not just by us, but also by the many others whose philanthropy is making real change possible.
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After Michael submits to a clumsy insurance sales spiel from guest actor Mike Starr, Andy and Dwight get it in their heads that the salesman is in fact a mafia guy, shaking Michael down. Naturally, they are able to get that into Michael's head pretty efficiently as well. Dwight overrides Andy and Michael's intention to give in, but only temporarily. After Michael signs up for a policy he can't afford, Dwight comes up with a fix: tell Michael the salesman's not in the mafia after all. Since we already know that's the case, we're not too worried when Michael calls the salesman back to rudely shoot him down. At least until Michael gets such a big head from his courageous exploit that he's even more obnoxious and self-aggrandizing than ever.
And where are Jim and Pam during this time when their reasonable voices are so desperately needed? They're on their honeymoon, of course, present only as a couple of increasingly annoyed voices on the phone. And the fact that Kevin accidentally got their credit cards cancelled doesn't help.
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Michael's giving a presentation to everyone (save Jim and Pam, who are presumably on their honeymoon) about "fundamentals," a word which Michael points out has "mental" right in it, meaning they're mental if they don't have a good time. Toby points out that "fun" is in there, too, which gets him kicked out, which was probably his plan to begin with. Michael moves on to small talk, and after inviting Meredith up for a demonstration that quickly goes south (it involves "upper-deckers"), Michael says he could fill a book with what they don't know about business. "Then do it," Ryan says impatiently.
Cut to Michael in his office, dictating his book into a recorder, which has already outsold the Bible in his mind. "The businessman..." it begins. And ends.
Tiny credits!
Dude, Mike Starr is in the office! He's parked uncomfortably near reception when Michael walks in and gives Erin a hard time for making room for "Mr. Grotti" on his calendar, forcing the rescheduling of "creative space" and "free play." Michael makes a non-applicable remark about this being how the sausage gets made and invites Mike Starr into the conference room, promising to show him "a finished sausage." Andy watches this transaction dubiously from his desk.
Inside the conference room, Grotti talks to Michael about pride and responsibility and security. Michael's bored with his spiel, and THs that it's insulting for a great salesman to have to listen to a bad salesman. "Like making a good basketball player listen to a bad basketball player."
During Jim's absence, Kevin has been taking advantage of Jim's office, "to fart in." But now it's like his home, only better. "My home sucks."
Grotti is leaving, doing more bad insurance selling and knocking over the coat tree on his way out, as a ham-handed demonstration of this unpredictable world we live in. As Erin picks it up, he takes his leave, and the second he's gone, Andy and Dwight ask Michael what's going on. See, they've already decided that the visitor was a mobster. Looking out the window, Andy confirms that Grotti drives an SUV. Oscar wonders if that makes him a mobster too, but Dwight points out all the facts: "He seems like a mobster." Andy "explains" that the insurance selling is just this guy's front. Michael's not convinced, until he remembers the salesman's talk about warehouse fires, and trucks going off the road, and that Michael was vaguely threatened with testicular cancer. Oscar looks around vainly for support, then talking-heads about how with Jim and Pam gone, there's "not the usual balance between sane and others." "The coalition for reason is extremely weak."


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A device called "pill" is provided for in-line measurement of properties, such as pressure and temperature, in a fluid flow within a pipeline system. The device is small enough to travel in the medium of the pipeline system in an unrestricted manner. It has at least one sensor to scan properties such as pressure and temperature at a desired rate. Also, the device includes a microprocessor for logging data scanned by the sensor so that it can later be downloaded and analysed by a PC. Moreover, the device has a buoyancy compensator for adjusting the specific gravity of the device to make it compatible with the medium in which it travels. The novel device is particularly suitable for use in solids transport systems, such as mining backfill systems.
1. A device for in-line measurement of properties or phenomena in a fluid flow within a pipeline system, which comprises:
(a) a housing which is small enough for unrestricted travel in a medium flowing in the pipeline system;
(b) at least one sensor mounted in the housing and communicating with the medium flowing in the pipeline, said sensor being adapted to scan desired properties and/or characteristics of the medium at a predetermined rate;
(c) a microprocessor contained in the housing for logging data generated by the sensor and storing it in a memory, said microprocessor being provided with a communications port for connecting it to a computer;
(d) said housing also having a space for a power source which, when inserted into said space and switched-on, powers the microprocessor;
(e) a removable cap for effecting a watertight closure of the housing when the device travels in the pipeline system and allowing access to the microprocessor when the device is out of the pipeline system; and
(f) a buoyancy compensator provided within the housing an/or the cap for adjusting specific gravity of the device to a desired value.
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This invention relates to a device for measuring properties and phenomena, such as pressure and temperature, of fluid flows in pipeline systems, particularly in solids transport pipeline systems, such as mining backfill systems, concrete piping systems and similar paste and slurry systems. More specifically, it relates to a device which travels within the pipeline with the flow of the fluid, paste or slurry and scans the desired properties and flow characteristics at a predetermined rate, as well as stores them for subsequent computer readout and analysis.
There are a number of devices known in the art, usually called "pigs", which are adapted to travel through the pipeline with the fluids, such as crude oil, and measure pressure drops in the pipeline to detect leaks therein. Examples of such devices are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,974,680 and 4,020,674. Such pigs are large devices encompassing essentially the entire internal circumferential space within the pipeline, and they normally run only in clean, unrestricted pipelines that transport clear fluids. They would not be suitable for pipelines transporting solids where they would quickly become clogged and inoperative.
Another "intelligent pig" is disclosed in Canadian Patent Application No. 2,218,029 published Apr. 10, 1999, where the body of the pig is surrounded with soft foam and a sensor is connected to said body to measure wax deposits in the pipeline. It requires that the body of the device should at least partially block the flow of fluid within the pipeline. Again, such device takes up essentially the entire circumferential space within the pipeline as it travels and it would not be suitable for paste or slurry pipeline systems where it would be quickly damaged.
There has long been a need for mine operators to better understand flow rheology particular to their backfill systems. A considerable amount of effort and money has been spend to identify and remedy the cause and effect of water-hammer, cascades, impact points, adiabatic heating and the effects of vugs, vacuums, line restrictions and pressure spikes during mining backfill operations. Similar problems arise in other solids transport systems, such as used for concrete piping and the transport of other pastes or slurries. Until now they remained without solution. There is thus a need for a device that would provide in-line measurement of properties of fluids transported by pipelines and especially in solids transport pipeline systems that would allow the operator to quickly calculate friction loss or deduce anomalies in the system.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a device (herein called a "pill") which will freely travel within the fluid transported by pipeline, including solids transport pipeline systems, and effect scans of desired properties, characteristics or phenomena during such travel at a predetermined rate.
Another object is to use the pill to analyse the data obtained thereby within the transporting pipeline system to determine the condition of the flow and/or anomalies in the system.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description thereof.
In essence, the device of the present invention comprises a housing which is small enough for unrestricted travel within a pipeline system, including solids transport pipeline system, and within which there are provided at least one sensor that communicates with the outside medium and reads or scans the property or condition of the medium in which it travels, and an electronics package, including a microprocessor powered by an on-board power source for logging and storing the data generated by the sensor(s). The novel device also includes means for adjusting its specific gravity to be compatible with the medium in which it travels, so that it may be blended with the medium and travel essentially at the same velocity as the medium in the pipeline.
The device or pill of the present invention is much smaller than the "pigs" of the prior art. Its diameter represents only a fraction of the diameter of the pipeline and in no way does it restrict the flow of material through the pipeline as is the case of some prior art. As it travels in the pipeline, the pill measures absolute pressure, temperature or other properties rather than, as in the prior art, a relative pressure or pressure drop measured in a chamber isolated from the stream of the medium in which the device travels. This is a fundamental distinction between the prior art and the present invention.
Another fundamental difference resides in providing the pill of the present invention with a buoyancy compensator, which may consist of an air pocket within the device and which allows to adjust the specific gravity of the device to essentially correspond to that of the medium in which it travels. The specific gravity of the device can thus be adjusted to control its travelling speed and to make the device neutrally buoyant.
Apart from the microprocessor, the electronics package includes a switch used to switch the microprocessor data logger on and off as required, and a mating connector which can connect the microprocessor chip to a computer via a serial port to download and read the data.
Also, the electronics normally include an A/D converter and a thermistor to compensate for the temperature variation. The sampling rate is user defined and may, for example, range from 10 scans per second to only a few scans during the entire residence time of the pill in the pipeline. The data output may be configured to display either unprocessed integers or computed values. Logged data may be downloaded to a PC using any basic terminal program. Such data may then be compared to the system's layout and allow the operator to quickly calculate friction loss, or deduce anomalies in the system. The system can thus be handled with the knowledge of the factual rheological data for every section of the transporting pipeline.
Various sensors can be used to detect various properties and/or characteristics of the medium in which the pill travels. Thus, pressure can be read by means of a semiconductor strain gauge; temperature by a thermistor sensor; flow characteristics, e.g. laminar, turbulent, plug flow and the like, by means of a miniature gyro; effects of surging flow and water hammer can be determined by using an accelerator as a sensor; and proximity sensors can be used in the pill and on the pipeline to determine the moment when the pill passes by the sensor on a fixed pipe, or to determine the velocity of the pill in the fluid medium when two or more proximity sensors are placed on the pipe in predetermined locations. Other types of sensors for determining particular properties or characteristics of the fluid, paste or slurry transported in a pipeline can also be used within the scope of the present invention.
A preferred embodiment of the invention will now be described with reference to the appended drawings, in which:
Referring to the drawings in which the same elements are designated by the same reference numbers,
Within the end cap 24, there is provided a space 28 which acts as a buoyancy compensator to adjust the pill to a desired specific gravity which, for example, can be similar to the specific gravity of the medium in which the pill will travel. This space 28 can be increased or decreased as desired, for instance by providing a different end cap, to achieve a predetermined specific gravity of the pill compatible with that of the medium. Such buoyancy compensator can also be provided elsewhere within the housing 12.
The end cap 24 provides a tight closure of the housing 14 with O-rings 26 and is locked in closed condition by the screw 28.
The front end of the housing 12 is shown in
The on-board microprocessor used in this particular example and contained in the pill 10 is CMOS based microprocessor with 64 Kbytes of data storing memory for storing the instrument's calibration coefficient and an A/D converter with 1 part in 65000 count resolution. It also has 32 Kbytes of internal RAM that will store 16,000 scans of data. The output is, in this case, standard ASCII RS-232 and the data output may be unprocessed integers or computed values.
In most cases, the sensor(s) will include a pressure sensor which is a semiconductor strain gauge capable of recording pressures from full vacuum to as high as 21.3 Mpa (3100 psi). It may include an on-board thermistor mechanically attached to the pressure sensor, which allows the microprocessor to temperature compensate the pressure data to an accuracy of ±0.15% of full scale pressure.
As previously mentioned, other sensors can be used if and when desired. For example, a proximity sensor can be incorporated within the pill 10 and also mounted on the outside of the pipe wall 48 as shown by sensor 54 in FIG. 6. This allows to determine exactly the moment when the pill 10 passes the proximity sensor 54 mounted on the fixed pipe. If two or more sensors 54 are mounted on the pipeline, the velocity of the pill in the fluid stream can be determined. At the exit from the pipeline 40, pill 10 will be retrieved using a catcher device (not shown), such as a steel or synthetic grill or mesh which allows the fluid and smaller solid particles to pass through, but will capture the pill. Such catcher device is normally suspended from the pipe or from above so that it does not obstruct nor create back pressure in the material flowing in the pipeline.
Once retrieved, pill 10 is cleaned and opened by removing end cap 24. A serial link is then made to a PC through the communication port 34 and the data logged in the microprocessor is downloaded for analysis. Any suitable PC software, such as Windows hyperterminal can be used for this purpose. When this has been accomplished, the microprocessor is cleared of old data, turned-on to initiate recording, then sealed with the end cap 24 and re-used in the pipeline system.
Although the device or pill of the present invention is particularly suitable for use in pipelines transporting solids, such as slurries and pastes, it can obviously also be used in pipelines with any fluid flows where it is desirable to collect data on properties such as absolute pressure, temperature and the like. The novel device is distinct from and more convenient than any similar device or pig disclosed in the prior art.
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Published: November 22, 1999
FRANKFURT, Nov. 21— As he tries to fend off the biggest hostile takeover attempt in history, the chief executive of Mannesmann A.G. insisted today that he was not looking for a rescue by either a ''white knight'' investor or by German political leaders.
''This is a matter that should be left to the markets and to shareholders,'' the executive, Klaus Esser, said in an interview today. ''There should be freedom to make offers. If the offer is not attractive, the shareholder can decide.''
That may or may not turn out to be the final result. On Friday, after weeks of shadowboxing, Vodafone Airtouch P.L.C. of Britain appealed directly to Mannesmann shareholders with an offer to buy their stock for $127.7 billion, to be paid in newly issued Vodafone shares.
The winner of the battle would control what amounts to a European transcontinental wireless communications network, at a time when mobile voice and data services are growing at torrid rates across the Continent.
But more than just money is at stake. German political leaders and labor unions have already expressed outrage at what they describe as a crass, ''Anglo-Saxon'' bid to break up a major German success story.
Mannesmann, originally a giant in engineering and automotive parts, has transformed itself into a powerful phone and wireless telecommunications company. Vodafone has said that it would spin off the automotive and engineering operations -- as Mannesmann itself plans to do.
But Vodafone would also split off the fixed-line telephone operations into a company with separate stock, while primarily concentrating on the wireless communications business.
Mannesmann, by contrast, argues that its strategy is based on integrating the fixed-line and wireless businesses.
And while Mr. Esser pleaded today against letting the battle descend into a brawl over nationality, he also emphasized that his primary goal for the last year has been to keep his company independent -- come what may.
Speaking by telephone from his home in Dusseldorf, Mr. Esser said he had feared a hostile takeover bid from Vodafone since January, when Vodafone acquired Airtouch Communications of San Francisco in a deal valued around $60 billion.
The Airtouch deal gave Vodafone a 35 percent stake in Mannesmann's German mobile telephone company, D2, as well as a 22 percent stake in Omnitel, the Italian wireless company in which Mannesmann now owns a controlling stake.
Mr. Esser said he had wanted at least a ''substantial minority stake'' in Vodafone's British mobile phone business and had proposed expanding their cooperation in other countries.
''We were ready for a broader cooperation in Europe,'' he said today. ''They didn't want a broadening of cooperation on a parity level. They didn't see us as a partner, but as a target.''
Vodafone's chief executive, Christopher Gent, has told a very different story. At news conferences, Mr. Gent has said that Vodafone was eager to deepen its partnership with Mannesmann but was forced to turn hostile when Mannesmann reached a deal last month to acquire one of Vodafone's biggest rivals in Britain, Orange P.L.C.
In many ways, the takeover fight marks a key test of Germany's openness. German companies have made huge foreign acquisitions in the last year, led by the Daimler-Benz acquisition of the Chrysler Corporation and Deutsche Bank's purchase of Bankers Trust.
But German businesses have remained surprisingly resistant to foreign acquisition, whether friendly or hostile. If Mannesmann repels Vodafone with help from political leaders or from other members of Germany's old industrial club, other European countries are likely to respond with new barriers against German companies.
Mr. Esser said today that German politicians should not try to interfere with Vodafone's offer, which is entirely legal under German law.
Mr. Esser is in a particularly delicate position, with Mannesmann's deal still pending to buy Orange, Britain's third-largest wireless carrier, for about $33 billion.
And last summer, Mannesmann scored a big victory by lining up in Italy behind Olivetti S.p.A.'s hostile takeover of Telecom Italia. When Olivetti won control of Telecom Italia, it sold Mannesmann a controlling stake in the Omnitel wireless network for about $8 billion.
Against that wider background, Mr. Esser has framed most of his arguments strictly in terms of shareholder benefits.
On Monday, both Mannesmann and Vodafone will begin campaigns to win the hearts and wallets of Mannesmann shareholders.
Vodafone is offering to pay 240 euros a share, now $247.25, a premium of nearly 20 percent over Mannesmann's current share price. Mr. Esser will hammer home his argument that Vodafone offers nothing that Mannesmann needs and that its bid is paltry compared with the track record of Mannesmann's own shares, which have quadrupled in value in the last three years.
Vodafone's offer is being made entirely in stock -- something that Mr. Esser has much criticized. A German magazine reported this weekend that Chancellor Gerhard Schroder was pushing for a new European directive that would require cash payments. Mr. Schroder had said on Friday that hostile takeovers ''destroy corporate culture.''
But Mr. Esser said he would be opposed to political intervention.
''I don't think we should change the rules,'' he said. ''It should be left to the market and to shareholders. There should be freedom to make offers, and if an offer is not attractive, the shareholders can decide.''
Mr. Esser has at least two credibility issues with shareholders. The first is that Mannesmann's fixed-line telephone business is not yet profitable and may not be for several years. The second is that Mannesmann infuriated investors by agreeing to pay what many consider too high a price for Orange.
Today, Mr. Esser also insisted that he was not looking for a ''white knight'' -- a friendly investor or corporation that would acquire a stake in Mannesmann and block Vodafone from winning control.
He acknowledged that Mannesmann did have ''substantial and significant'' partnerships with Vivendi S.A. of France, which controls that country's second-largest mobile phone network as well as other properties around Europe.
''But that has nothing to do with a defense strategy,'' Mr. Esser said.
The Mannesmann chief executive also ruled out a ''Pac-Man'' strategy of making a reverse offer to take over Vodafone.
''This is completely excluded,'' Mr. Esser said. ''The Mannesmann portfolio is better than the Vodafone portfolio. If we did a Pac-Man, we would make our shareholders end up with the same thing that Vodafone would have made them end up with.''
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Peony diagnosis?
I recently purchased and transplanted several peonies. Originally they were all under my locust tree, so they were being exposed too harshly to sun. I was guessing that they had developed some type of fungus, so i relocated one of them, to no avail.
Does anybody know what's going on here.
First picture is a krinkled white peony, massive amounts of drying brown leaves, although not all of them are dried. Notice what appears to be fungus on stem.
Third pic, or second plant is tom eckhardt peony, huge amounts of white mildew that I have been spraying with a fungicide for a week now.
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I have the same problems with some of my peonies, esp. those in the shade. I read from previous posts that the powdery mildew will not kill your plants. Just cut them off to about an inch above the soil and dispose of these diseased parts in the trash. Their appearance seems to coincide with peonies going dormant anyway so it is not necessary to spray. Also, spraying with fungicide will not work if the signs of disease already appear, They will be fine next spring.
I agree with kousa. Once they've stopped growing for the year it's a good idea to cut back on the watering if you can, peonies are fairly low water plants once established. Definitely get rid of the mildewed parts, don't let them stand over-winter and they'll be as pretty as ever next spring!
I had the same problem with my peonies this year as well! I cut them back to just above the ground last week and tonight I transplanted them to a different location that gets full sun instead of the partially shaded area they were in. I'm not sure what the variety is but they're a bright pink color and were here when we moved in.
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Wang Lijun, the former police chief at the centre of China's biggest political scandal in recent memory, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail.
"Bo Xilai, despite his impopularity among the majority of the establishment, he still has the support base of the far-left. And these people cannot just be brushed aside. Some kind of accommodation of these people has to be made and this is one of the factors that is delaying unity and harmony and the beginning of the congress."
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"There is a large group, in my opinion, that really believes democracy, rule of law and a more representative political system is the answer. Problem is, they don't know how to get there …. And of course there is a big reactionary group within the party which believes the party must hang on at all cost to one-party rule and there's no other alternative to that. So the split is very obvious and I think the Bo Xilai case ... is a syptom of these clashes that are going on within the party."
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