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    February 03

    IC Visa Fee Refund Scheme

    From: Eigenbrot, Ilya V <i.eigenbrot@imperial.ac.uk>
    Sent: Wed 1/24/2007 5:30 PM
    Subject: Visa Fee Refund Scheme (Deadline: 07/02/2007)

     
    Dear Student,
     
    As you may be aware, Imperial College London is trialling a new Visa Fee Refund Scheme this academic year, and I am responsible for implementing the Scheme, and ensuring that those who are eligible receive a refund of GBP85.00 (the approximate cost of applying for Leave to Enter as a Student outside the UK on a VAF1 form).
     
    If you paid more for your visa (for example because you were granted an extension to your Leave to Remain as a Student in the UK, used an agent, or you had to appeal), you will only be eligible for the standard GBP85.00 refund.
    Eligibility for this refund is based on the start date of your course at Imperial College London and your citizenship as recorded on your official student record held by Registry.
     
    I am contacting you because I believe that you are eligible for a refund based on the above criteria, however you must reply promptly to this e-mail (within 2 weeks) to claim your refund.
     
    The money will be transferred electronically to your UK bank account - we cannot give the money to you in cash or by cheque, nor can we transfer the money to a bank account held overseas.
     
    In order to send you the money, I will need the following information from you: Your name as given on the account, bank name and branch, bank sort code and your account number. Please reply to this e-mail and fill in the information required in the fields provided below:
    1) Bank Name:
    2) Bank Sort Code:
    3) Account Number:
     
    Once we have these details, we will endeavour to transfer the money to you as quickly as possible; however, please be aware that due to operational limitations, the processing of the refund may take up to 4 weeks once we have your information from you.
     
    IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND UNDER THE SCHEME, YOU MUST REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF RECEIPT.
    IF YOU MISS THIS DEADLINE, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANYTHING BACK.
     
    Please be aware that this is a trial and Imperial College London is under no obligation to return student visa appliaction fees to its students in future years.
     
    Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me (by e-mail) if anything in this e-mail is unclear, of if you have any further questions.
    Best wishes,
    Ilya
     
    Dr Ilya V Eigenbrot
    Visa Refund Officer (part-time)
    International Office
    Imperial Collee London
    SW7 2AZ
    Fax: +44 (0)20 7594 8002
    February 01

    Real Time DSP Support Documents

    TMS320C67x DSP Library
     
    TMS320C67x DSP Library Programmer's Reference Guide (Rev. B)
     
    TMS320C6000 Optimizing Compiler v 6.0 Beta User's Guide
     
    Stereo Audio D/A Converter, 8-to 96-KHz, With Integrated Headphone Amplifier
    http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tlv320aic23.pdf
     
    TMS320C6000 Chip Support Library API Reference Guide (Rev. J) 13 Aug 2004
     
    TMS320C6000 DSP Multichannel Buffered Serial Port (McBSP) Reference Guide Dec 2006
     
    Profiling Your Code and Making it More Efficient
     
    DSK6713 Technical Reference Rev. B
     
    Futher information:
    November 16

    HOW TO run Cadence over remote connection from your home

    HOW TO run Cadence over remote connection from your home

    Article written by Sorsby, Copyright reserved.
    Date: 15/11/2006
    Click HERE for PDF Format

    1.     Pre-requisite:

    a.     You must install either Cygwin with X11 or Hummingbird Exceed in your computer.

    b.     Download a SSH client software, here PuTTY is recommended. (Although there is a improved version of PuTTY called PieTTY, I think this one seems more easy to handle)

    http://www.putty.nl/latest/x86/putty.exe

    PS. No VPN connection is required.

    2.     Procedure (Do NOT change the order of steps)

    a.     For Cygwin with X11:

                       i.    Right click the icon of PuTTY, choose “Properties”, in “Compatibility” tab, check “Run in 256 colors”.

                      ii.    Open PuTTY, by using following settings:

    Session -> Host Name

    Choose one from here:

    nancy.ee.ic.ac.uk
    narzia.ee.ic.ac.uk
    nellie.ee.ic.ac.uk
    natalie.ee.ic.ac.uk
    tamara.ee.ic.ac.uk
    tanya.ee.ic.ac.uk
    Port: 22
    Protocol: SSH

    SSH -> Check "Enable Compression"

    SSH -> X11 -> Check "Enable X11 following"

    Save your PuTTY setting:

    Session -> Saved Sessions
    Input a name, and then press "Save" button

    Once you saved the setting, you can load them back without doing any more configurations for next time.

    Then leave PuTTY open at background, don't press "Open" button at the moment.

                    iii.    Open Cygwin Bash Shell (Start Menu -> All Programs -> Cygwin -> Cygwin Bash Shell)

    Type the command:
        xwin  -depth  8  -fullscreen

                    iv.    Go back to PuTTY by Alt + Tab, press “Open” button. Next, log in with your IC account.

    If it is successful, server will return a welcome message like this:

    [Display in PseudoColor mode, log out and in again for TrueColor]

    If not, please check the properties of PuTTY execution file, and restart from the first step until you get this message.

                     v.    At this point, xwin may exit with errors, if not, close it and reopen Cygwin Bash Shell.

    Then type the command: 
        xwin  -multiwindow

                    vi.    Go back to PuTTY terminal, you should be able to launch Cadence by “321” command now.

    b.     For Exceed:

                       i.    Do the first two steps described above.

                      ii.    Launch Xconfig from Start Menu -> All Programs -> Hummingbird Connectivity 2006 -> Exceed Tools -> Xconfig

                    iii.    With category view, click “Display and Video”

    “Screen 0” Tab:
    Choose following options

     “Multiple” in Window Mode
     “Pseudocolor” in Server Visual

    Click “Validate and Apply the Changes”

                    iv.    In category “Network and Communication”

    “Communication” Tab:

    Change Mode to “Passive”

    Click “Validate and Apply the Changes”

                     v.    Launch Exceed from Start Menu -> All Programs -> Hummingbird Connectivity 2006

                    vi.    Go back to PuTTY by Alt + Tab, press “Open” button. Next, log in with your IC account.

    If it is successful, server will return a welcome message following (n. different from Cygwin)

    [Display in TrueColor mode, run 321 for PseudoColor]

    Ignore the message, you should be able to launch Cadence by “321” command now.