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This will be a short May email - Hope you have a great summer!
Summer Conference 2012
Be sure and check the website for summer conference information. For overall information, click on www.okcareertech.org/summer-conference Sometime in late June, we will have information about the student services sessions that will be on S. Penn Campus at Moore Norman on the CAC website and that will be at www.okcareertech.org/educators/career-and-academic-connections/bulletin-board
CIMC Catalog
Attached is the section of the forthcoming new CIMC catalog for Teaching, Advising & Career Information. There will still be a new print catalog available at summer conference. This PDF version allows you to refer to the latest catalog sooner. Download PDF version
Summer Mental Health First Aid Workshop
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) aims to provide knowledge and skills to potentially prevent a mental health emergency through early intervention and also how to navigate through such an emergency if one occurs.
There will be a Summer Mental Health First Aid workshop in Stillwater, OK. Due to the myriad of activities during that time, the workshop will be across the street from ODCTE at the Stillwater Medical Center. The dates are June 19-20, 2012. The first day (June 19) registration will start at 9:30 am and the workshop will begin at 10:00 am and go until 4:00 pm. Lunch, refreshments and materials provided. The second day (June 20) breakfast and registration will begin at 8:30 am and the workshop will start at 9:00 am and go until 3:00 pm. Breakfast, lunch, materials, and refreshments provided. LPC (12) and staff development points will be offered. Information on hotels will be sent to the participants at a later date. There is a registration cost of $45 for materials and food. Deadline to register is Friday, June 15 or before.
We have four nationally certified trainers that will be delivering the training. These trainers are:
Debra Booth, Counselor, Canadian Valley Technology Center
Polly Bredy, Counselor, Caddo-Kiowa Technology Center
Peggy Castleberry, Counselor, Canadian Valley Technology Center
Karen Koehn, Counselor, Northwest Technology Center
Here are two documents for you with more details on the training. Agenda -- Registration form. THERE WILL BE NO ONSITE REGISTRATION. You may email the registration form back to Linda Houck email@example.com or myself or you may call Linda or me and give us the information over the phone (405) 743.5159 or (405) 743.5157.
If you need further information or have questions, please contact me.
Oklahoma School Counselor Association Summer Workshop
The Oklahoma School Counselor Association Summer Workshop is June 7, 2012 at the Moore Norman Technology Center at 133001 S. Penn, Oklahoma City, OK. It begins at 8:15 and will end at 3:15.
The Workshop agenda and registration can be found at: www.okschoolcounselor.org/events.html
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Oye, Miami. The Bird Road Art Walk is back again, and youre invited to eat, drink, and tour the working studios of Southwest Dades artists. Luis Fuentes says, Theres something very Cuban, very Latin, about papier-mâché. Ive got a new sculpture called Twisted Café, a big Cuban coffee pot that Ill be debuting for the Bird Road Art Walk. Fuentes calls his fusion of bright colors, sense of movement, 3-D paintings, and papier-mâché sculptures radical art. This month hell open his studio (4229 SW 75th Ave., Miami) to the world with a show called Carnaval Groove, a tribute to Calle Ochos street party and Latin culture in Miami. Fuentes operates one of the two dozen studios that make up the Bird Road Art District. Every third Saturday of the month from 7 to 10 p.m., the warehouse area comes to life with a moonlight tour of working studios. Most of them are located off SW 75th Avenue between Bird Road and SW 48th Street. A big yellow school bus transports guests to and from all the other spaces. On 74th Avenue, youll find glassblower Matthew Nickel Millers Nickel Glass Gallery (4432 SW 74th Ave., Miami). He says, My art is a collaboration between glassblowing, metal work, and carpentry. Ive been perfecting these three trades since I was 15 years old, and the work creates unity between the three elements. The area offers a great diversity of work from emerging to established artists. And Robert Bilbaos warehouse (4396 SW 74th Ave., Miami) offers sexual imagery edgier than any weve seen in Wynwood.
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Company Agrees to Settlement Over Ingenix
Law Feature – March 2013
Tex Med. 2012l;(109):29-32.
By Crystal Conde Associate Editor
Even after the death of the Ingenix database, insurance companies continue to pay for its sins.
In December, Aetna became the latest insurer to agree to a proposed settlement to pay physicians and patients $120 million because it used Ingenix databases that deflated payments for out-of-network physician services.
The decision stems from settlement of a 2009 lawsuit against Aetna by the Texas Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and state medical societies in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington. They alleged Aetna used databases created by Ingenix, Inc., a subsidiary of UnitedHealthcare, to set usual, customary, and reasonable (UCR) rates for out-of-network services. They said Ingenix was inherently flawed and unable to establish proper UCR rates.
Plano anesthesiologist Frank Tonrey, MD, was the class representative for Texas physicians in the lawsuit against Aetna. He gave a deposition in the case and submitted records dated from 2003 to 2009 that showed Aetna didn't properly pay all claims for out-of-network services he provided.
"The settlement with Aetna is substantial, and I think Texas doctors should be pleased they're able to recoup some of the money they're owed," Dr. Tonrey said.
He praised TMA's involvement in the lawsuit.
"When TMA gets involved in a legal matter, other state societies take notice and frequently will join in. The association has done a superb job in leading the charge on many of these legal disputes," he said.
Aetna, United, and other insurers agreed to stop using the embattled Ingenix database in settlements with then-New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in 2009. That settlement created FAIR Health to take over and improve the database and establish transparent, current, and reliable health care charge information. FAIR Health collaborates with a group of research universities known as the Upstate Health Research Network to maintain the database. It allows consumers and physicians to calculate in advance, based on a patient's insurance plan, how much they may receive for common out-of-network services in their area.
In February 2008, the New York attorney general began looking into whether Ingenix intentionally skewed UCR charges downward through faulty data collection, poor pooling procedures, and lack of audits. In announcing the settlement, Mr. Cuomo, now the New York governor, said he found that having a health insurer determine the UCR rate created an incentive for the insurer to lower the rates.
Before physicians can file claims in the Aetna settlement, U.S. District Judge Stanley Chesler must approve the settlement. The preliminary approval date was set for late January. Physicians should look for proposed settlement notices, claim forms, and instructions in the mail. Physicians will then have 90 days to file a claim, says Edith Kallas, an attorney for the plaintiffs.
Joe Whatley, another attorney representing plaintiffs, says it's impossible to know exactly how many out-of-network physicians in Texas stand to benefit from the settlement with Aetna.
"We won't know until physicians file claims. Aetna has larger market shares in the metropolitan areas of Texas. We do know a significant number of Texas physicians provided out-of-network procedures to patients insured by Aetna," he said.
TMA and others involved in the Aetna settlement are working with the company to address out-of-network policies to help ensure accurate and fair payment to physicians moving forward.
Donald P. "Rocky" Wilcox, TMA vice president and general counsel, says the association will continue to hold insurance companies accountable for how they do business.
"The private practice of medicine is under siege from all quarters. TMA and the other societies who have joined in these lawsuits have found them to be very useful tools to make sure for-profit insurance companies pay doctors fairly – and legally – for the services they provide. Our members depend on organized medicine to do everything we can to help keep their practices viable," Mr. Wilcox said.
Filing Claims
According to Mr. Whatley, physicians can submit claims dating from 2003 to the present to a general fund or a "prove-up fund."
The general fund will cover individual physicians with less than $750 in claims or a group practice with less than $1,000 in claims. They will fill out a simplified claim form and are eligible to receive $40 for each year (back to 2003) they provided covered services or supplies as out-of-network physicians or groups. Higher claims submitted to the prove-up fund require documentation, such as copies of balance bills, receipts, and business records.
Physicians and groups submitting claims to the prove-up fund have the daunting task of combing through past claims. Tim Schmidt is the chief executive officer of Ohio-based Managed Care Advisory Group (MCAG), a litigation claim recovery and health plan auditing service. Since 2003, MCAG has helped more than 300,000 physicians recoup money in class action settlements. Mr. Schmidt says his company accesses records through practice management systems and clearinghouses to identify the appropriate claims to file.
"It would be really hard for physician practices to search records dating back to 2003 and pull out all of the appropriate out-of-network claims, submit them correctly with the required documentation, and get their money. It's a labor-intensive endeavor, and if the information isn't submitted correctly, the claim is declared ineligible," he said.
Historically, about 20 percent of eligible class members file a claim in class action settlements, Mr. Schmidt says.
"The remaining 80 percent of eligible class members throw away the notice of proposed settlement or determine it's not worth their time," he said.
But he says it's worth it for physicians to seek recoupment. In the 2009 class action settlement with United over its use of Ingenix, MCAG collected $114 million out of a total $200 million set aside for physician clients, an average of about 14 cents on the dollar.
"Unfortunately, physicians won't receive a dollar for every dollar they were underpaid in these class action settlements. There's a finite pot of money to pull from, and the amount each physician gets depends on how many people file claims. But the nice thing is the money they recoup goes to the practice's bottom line. Physicians appreciate the money," Mr. Schmidt said.
MCAG receives a flat percentage – typically 20 percent to 30 percent – of what the company actually collects in cash on behalf of the physician.
For guidance and information on submitting claims in the Aetna settlement, visit the Whatley Kallas, LLC, website. Visit the MCAG website for more information about its services.
Physicians Benefit From Settlements
The way insurance companies conduct business has long been subject to scrutiny by organized medicine. Physicians nationwide have received $2 billion in benefits from settlements with defendants in the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) cases, including the majority of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, Aetna, CIGNA, Health Net, Prudential Insurance Company of America, Anthem/WellPoint, and Humana. The class action lawsuits filed in 2001 against large for-profit HMOs include approximately 900,000 physician plaintiffs. TMA was one of the first medical societies to join the suit.
As a result of the settlements, the insurance companies agreed to make key changes to their business practices and restructure the way they administer and pay for medical care.
Bohn Allen, MD, TMA past president, was part of the team that negotiated the settlements in the RICO cases. For five years, he served as a member of CIGNA's Physician Advisory Committee, a group charged with holding the company accountable to the terms of the settlement. He counts among the committee's victories its assistance in resolving a dispute over the company's failure to recognize some codes amended with modifiers 25 and 57. CIGNA subsequently began recognizing the Medicare modifiers and agreed to explain on its website when it would not reimburse for services appended with those modifiers.
"A lot of good came out of the RICO lawsuit settlement," Dr. Allen said. "Insurance companies have ceased automatically downcoding evaluation and management codes, have generally made their fee schedules available to physicians, have ceased enforcing gag clauses in their physician contracts, and have sped up payment of clean claims."
In addition to business practice changes, the RICO settlements provided funding for creation of The Physicians Foundation and the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI). The Physicians Foundation works to strengthen the physician-patient relationship, support physicians in sustaining their practices, and help physicians navigate health system reform. PAI develops projects and tools related to medical practice viability and delivery of quality patient care. Louis J. Goodman, PhD, executive vice president and chief executive officer of TMA, is president and chair of The Physicians Foundation and treasurer of the PAI Board of Directors.
Despite agreeing to the terms of the settlement agreements, insurance companies don't always adhere to them. Before the expiration of insurance companies' settlement agreements in the RICO litigation, physicians could file compliance actions if they felt insurers weren't keeping their promises under the settlement terms.
Hundreds of physicians and several signatory medical societies filed compliance disputes to ensure that insurers hold to their agreements. Since the inception of the compliance process in 2004, compliance disputes have benefited physicians by more than $29 million. Texas physicians have received about $1.5 million in relief through the compliance process.
Deborah Winegard, an attorney in the Whatley Kallas Atlanta office, was the CIGNA and Humana compliance dispute facilitator.
"The RICO settlements were definitely worth it because they required the settling insurers to change their business practices to become fairer and more transparent to physicians. In addition, through the compliance process, TMA and other signatory medical societies were able to ensure that the insurers complied with their commitments in the settlement agreements," Ms. Winegard said.
Although the settlement agreements have expired, many health insurers committed to retain many of the business changes originally required under their agreements. To review the specific commitments each plan has made, click here.
Crystal Conde can be reached by telephone at (800) 880-1300, ext. 1385, or (512) 370-1385; by fax at (512) 370-1629; or by email.
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Man who drove into Columbia home arrested
Arthur Evans arrest for driving while intoxicated
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The man who crashed into a Columbia home last week turned himself into police Tuesday.
Arthur Evans, 74, turned himself into authorities at the request of the Traffic Unit officer who worked at the scene.
Evans was arrested for driving while intoxicated, a repeat offense, and careless and imprudent driving.
The morning of July 2, Evans drove into a home in the 1100 block of Vintage Drive.
Three residents of the home were inside at the time of the crash, but they were uninjured.
Police say Evans' blood alcohol content level was over the legal limit of .08.
People ABC 17 News talked with Wednesday are worried because if another scene, like the one last week happens again, somebody could get seriously hurt. They said streets are usually busy throughout the day with grandchildren playing or residents walking their pets. Some tell us they're now looking over their shoulder when their outside because of the crash last week.
"Was enough to get a lot of people's attention. A lot of people walked up there and saw that and said, my goodness if there had been anybody walking or any of us walking there we could have been seriously injured," Country Club Villas 1 Home Owners Association President Don Johnson said.
Johnson said he's been talking with several people about growing concerns with Evans. But there's not much the association can do but contact the police and let them do their job.
We asked police why it took them so long to arrest Evans.
"We didn't really know the reason for the accident. All we know is he did not manage a curve and the car went over the curve and into a house," Columbia police officer Latisha Stroer said.
Police said Evans was test driving the car he crashed. It wasn't until police got a search warrant for Evans medical records to learn his blood alcohol was above the legal limit.
According to court records, Evans was involved in a wrong-way crash on Highway 50 near Lee's Summit on Dec. 30, 2012.
Just last month, prosecutors in Jackson County charged Evans for being a repeat offender of driving while intoxicated and operating a vehicle in a careless manner resulting in an accident. Department of Revenue officials said his license was still valid. He did have a previous alcohol suspension for DWI in 2007.
"Right now it's probably not safe for him to be driving on the streets, it would concern me, I say it concerns people in the community," Johnson said.
Evans has not been officially charged yet. The prosecutor says he is reviewing the case right now and could decide to file charges probably within the next 30 days.


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How to use this document
This document is an appendix of ISCB-SC:Website.
All SC Leaders are recommended and members of the WCT are required to answer the questions on this Questions and Answers wiki page. Please feel free to submit new questions.
When making any changes, you should sign your contributions by typing three tildes --~~~. The reference of a comment is determined by the number of colons (':') in front of it. Place new text under old text.
Most questions and answers can be interpreted as user story names and descriptions respectively.
WCT should decide about the consensus on each question on this page and compile the requirements.
Questions could be sectioned just for convenience.
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119.
- International Society For Computational Biology
- Student Council of ISCB
- SC Leader
- Active member of ISCB SC
- Web Coordination Team of the SC
- Regional Student Group
Q: What is the main purpose of ISCB SC Portal?
A: The main purpose is provide up-to-date information to current and prospective members --Alexander
A: The Web is a reflection of who we are, what we do and why we do it. Its main purpose in my view is to be useful to the young researcher community in computational biology. We want to use it as a portal for educational, career and scientific opportunities --Manuel
A: The web is to integrate the young researchers in computational biology by exchanging informations, activities, experience. --Teresa
A: Provide an active community for young researchers to share thoughts, information, experience. This is basically the same as the anwers above. --Thomas Abeel
A: To maintain a rapport with eminent Computational Biologists and make it a highly available open source platform. That said, all budding Bioinformaticists/Computational Biologists would be benefitted. --prash
Q: What is the main problem with current ISCB SC website?
A: The main problem is inconsistence. It is hard to find useful information, and the information that could be found is ambiguous. --Alexander
A: In my view the main problem is that it requires quite hardcore code to be able to add/change anything. Why not exploring making it like a blog? --Manuel
A: The current ISCB SC website is not updated. --Teresa
A: We need some one who keeps it updated :) --prash
- Information is outdated and not updated
- Information is in multiple locations (wiki, site, campfire, mailinglists, etc. ), and they contradict each other
- Website is static, i.e. you need to modify the HTML if you want to change something
- Only few people can change the site because it is hardcoded
- No active community (forum)
- Very few useful resources on the website like job opportunities, courses, interesting papers, etc.
A: (from PARTHI) The following setup is ALREADY available:
- SC friends mailing list (still has a significant number of subscriptions)
- Mail IDs, Webmail and redirections to elected officials, committee chairs and for other purposes (eg: symposium).
- Forum. this could not pick up momentum. I had seen many forums to be very succssfull before creating this one. We need a small community of individuals who should promote discussion in the forum with intuitive ways (e.g. bioplanet.com).
- PHPSurveyor - A survey tool to conduct all SC related surveys.
- Drupal installation (quite new): This installation has been deactivated right now as few RSG members were not willing to test the installation sin ce it may deactivate their current web pages for a short time.
- A joomla installation for the management of web pages was proposed and tested by me a year ago (still active in my website parthi.net), but the idea was dropped because leaders thought it might be difficult for them to learn. The learning curve may be more difficult for Drupal as well, and so the reason for selecting Joomla. Now, it has already be decided to proceed with Joomla for ISCB's website (and perhaps for SC if we integrate ourselves with ISCB in future).
- We had chosen OWW Wiki for easy editing and to link ourselves to the MIT community. Due to contribution from Nils, John and few others, it was very successful. But, it does not offer the advanced functionality of a full-fledged CMS.
- Many small CGI scripts
- A browser based CHAT ROOM is also available, but may not be as effective as campfire.
- Password protected (and also open to public) directories (using http access) are used to securely store files and distribute among SC leaders.
I can only see ONE major problem: We need more people to continuously edit and update information. Access rights (ftp/http, forum admin, mailing list admin, etc.) have been given to many until now. This includes Manuel, Nils, Saraswathi, Sanne, Venkata, Victor, Prash, John and may be few others I don't remember. The rights were always given if the requesting person is well-known and trusted by leaders. BTW, the current web setup are around TWO and half years old FUNDED ONLY by me. Another problem is the restriction to have number of MySQL DBs. This has become slightly better as I had freed up few DBs that I had for my own purpose.
Q: What would be your typical use of the ISCB SC Portal?
A: My typical use of portal would be:
- fetch the RSS feeds with worldwide and regional SC news
- participate in forums
- participate in online meetings
- contribute content to RSG
- Interact with people in the community (using the forums, chatbox, ...)
- Look for interesting conferences, courses, jobs
- Get an overview of the activities of the SC
- discussions on forums
- look for interesting
- conferences
- on-line sources (courses,tutorials,lectures)
- offers of collaboration (e.g. in RSG activities)
A: For me,
- Webinars and online conferences
- Opportunities and fellowships
- And importantly E-mentoring and networking
Q: Do you support centralized/unified RSG portal infrastructure?
A: With centralized/unified RSG portal it will be most probably easier to maintain conections between RSGs. --Teresa
A: I'm in favor of a tigh integration with the SC and centralized infrastructure. Basically we provide a location on our website so that the RGS can announce their activities and have a corner on the forums. --Thomas Abeel
A: Very much --prash
Q: What is the relation between RSGs then, what they share and what they don't?
A: RSGs are "localised" mini-Student Councils. In my view they should be decentralised from the main ISCBSC website, of course controlling that they meet a minimum required standard --Manuel
A: If they are localized mini-SCs I think they should be centralized with the main ISCBSC website. That's the only way to make sure they archieve some minimum requirements. --Thomas Abeel
A: RSGs share all infrastructure, which I believe is the same as the infrastructure required for the SC website and thus should be tightly integrated into the SC website. This will reduce the maintenance effort and we can focus on content, which is the thing that really matters. --Nils
A: While I too feel RSGs should share same infrastructure, there could be separate forum categories for every country. Moderators for respective RSGs would be involved in such integrative efforts. --prash
Q: How tight is the connection between RSGs and ISCB SC portal?
A: They become part of the ISCBSC portal. --Thomas Abeel
A: This is the way to go to prevent duplication of information. --Nils
A: ...and the way to have an easy access to the information what is going on in different RSGs --Teresa
A: Latest news from every RSG could be highlighted, that yields no duplication --prash
Q: Which RSG do you represent? What is the main purpose of your RSG page/site/portal?
A: RSG site main purpose is to cover (communicate) local events and activities --Alexander
A: RSGs also need to present their current and past leadership and contact information. --Nils
A: I represent RSG, Denmark. The main purpose of having RSG, Denmark is to see that the student of Biology is introduced to ISCB throughs eminars, conferences, webinars etcetera. More details at http:/groups.google.com/rsg-denmark --prash
Q: What is the main problem with your current RSG website?
A: Loose connection to ISCB SC site and other RSG sites is the main problem. --Alexander
A: In my view, the main problem is that we have not provided what we promised: the posibility of hosting the RSG infrastructure at the ISCBSC server. Most RSG are currently working as googlegroups and that's frankly quite unprofessional --Manuel
A: I do not manage any RSG websites, but I feel that they should be tighly integrated with the SC. They should look professional and not as Manuel notes, as some (inactive) google-group. Tight integration assures that at least a basic level of standard is observed. --Thomas Abeel
Q: If you are involved in RSG site development, please state your current plans for this site.
Q: Who should host ISCB SC portal?
A: Anybody is fine, as long as we can install our preferred CMS, so we need a recent version of PHP and MySQL. --Thomas Abeel
A: I would prefer siteground.com. However it is left to the chief webmaster who must be acquainted with all tools like Joomla etc. --prash
Q: Who should host all the RSG sites?
A: In my opinion, they should become part of the SC main site. --Thomas Abeel
A: Agreed. Otherwise we are going to propagate the problems with the current SC website to the RSGs, creating an even more complex problem. --Nils
Q: Do we need conferencing service? Should it be on site? Why? Provide usage scenarios.
A: I vote for a conferencing service on site. This could be implemented as a browser-based chat room with the possibility to save the log of the conversation. Having it on site meas that we do not need a separate (paid) service and separate accounts for it. When used not frequently some people would always have problems logging into 3rd party sites and would miss the conference. Basically it saves effort. --Alexander
A: I'm also in favor of a chat-based system that keeps logs as a conferencing system. The reason why: see the comments of Alexander --Thomas Abeel
A: I'm also in favor of such a system. --Nils
A: Me too, and the possibility of clear chat history view will be quite important i think. --Teresa
A: I would rather prefer a webinar software like Adobe Breeze or NetViewer or ASAP system. We could have vrtual conferences through that. A license for 100 people shouldnot cost much and that also allows all SC leaders to have online meetings insetad of conferencing systems --prash
Q: Do we need paper submission/review service? Should it be on site? Why?
A: This is an idea that was available on the list of projects on the wiki. I'm in favor of having such a system and it is not difficult to add to for example Drupal. However, in order to have a minimal list of things to do first, I would leave it out for starters. --Thomas Abeel
A: We have been thinking about this for a long time and looked into various systems. Eventually we decided to use the new ISCB system because it was readily available and mostly met our requirements. I don't think there is a need to pursue this at the moment. --Nils
Q: Do we need web-based forum service on site? Why?
A: Yes, most definitely. This should be the most important part in building an active network of online contacts for young computational biologists --Thomas Abeel
A: A forum is a MUST, however I'd like to warn that the success of a forum requires the interest of the community. This is something we haven't really seen in the past. --Nils
A: ISCBSC forum was running with 100 odd members earlier. But we should see that all SC members should maintain its activity, then we could see members posting in it. --prash
Q: Do we need wiki service (collaborative edit) on-site? Why?
A: The idea of wiki is to have a post-moderation, this means everybody who is registered has write access to the page. This could conflict with fine-grain access control we want. --Alexander
A: No I don't think so, it may indeed be difficult to get the finegrained access control we want on a wiki. Besides, if we use a CMS, every SC-leader can be able to edit pages and keep it up to date. No need for a wiki. --Thomas Abeel
A: I don't think there is a need for a wiki with a CMS. However, we should have a tool that allows us to collaborate on documents, e.g. such as this one. --Nils
Q: Do we need project management service? Should it be on site? Why?
A: Yes, there are quite some projects and I think the site should be the central location for everything. We don't want people spending hours to find out where the information they need is (website, wiki, mailinglist, forum, campfire, skypelog, ...) --Thomas Abeel
A: A project management service (such as Basecamp) is essential for the SC. However, I don't think it has to be integrated into the website. It would be nice if we can use the same login (e.g. OpenId, supported by Basecamp). --Nils
Q: Do we need online education/courses/seminars service (like Moodle)? Should it be on site? Why?
A: In the far future it may be an idea. However, to keep things simple and to get the website online before 2010 I suggest we leave it out for starters. If it later arises that Moodle or something is needed, some CMS (e.g. Drupal) have modules to integrate Moodle into your site. That's a problem for in let's say two years. --Thomas Abeel
A: Agreed. --Nils
A: Very very much!! --prash
Q: Do we need video upload service, like youtube? Should it be on site? Why?
A: No, if we need video, we can upload to YouTube and put a playback window on our site. Simple as cake. --Thomas Abeel
A: Agreed. --Nils
Q: Which roles are essential for ISCBSC + RSG Portal development and maintenance?
A: What do you mean by roles? You mean user roles, access control roles?
- admin (can add/remove/modify everything (content, layout, server config, ...), can participate in SC-leader forum)
- webteam (can add/remove/modify any content, can participate in SC-leader forum)
- sc-leader (can add/modify designated content, for example for a committee, can participate in SC-leader forum)
- rsg-leader (can add/modify content for her/his own RSG), we need a role for each country that has an RSG
- member (can add forum topics, modify own forum topics, submit new resources)
- anonymous (can read all content)
A: I'm thinking about this and will let you know when I'm done. --Nils
Q: If hosted separately, which hosting service do you suggest for ISCB portal? (support your opinion)
A: I propose [1] . In my experience it proved as a reliable virtual private server hosting based on Virtuozzo technology. You get a virtual machine where an OS is preinstalled and you have root access. This enables your to install any virtual hosting control system, e.g. [2] that simplifies site management and install any software or services we wish. Including VoIP telephony and video/audio broadcasting. $15/month is worth the service. Besides, I have a personal virtual private server there, which is hardly 25% loaded, I can share is with StudentCouncil at no cost for SC, if it complies with our policy. If it does not, I can provide backup services to SC site with my host, e.g. DNS/MX backup --Alexander
A: I'm working with a local host from Belgium that is quite reliable and also offers hosting services based on Virtuozzo. You don't get root access to the virtual machine, but you get a VHC system installed. The service costs 18 euro/year (1.5 euro/month). [3]. --Thomas Abeel
Q: How are we going to make the new website useful to people who do not know the Student Council?
- Community to interact with other young researchers
- Resources, like nice introductory papers, good reviews, nice websites, ...
- list of job opportunities
- Courses
- Overview of activities/conferences
A: By providing ...
- a clearly written and easy to find "About the Student Council" page explaining our mission
- clearly structured pages and navigation so people can quickly find out what we are offering and how they can get involved if interested --Nils
A: I have two suggestions:
- Let's have an e mail signature saying "Want to be involved in building Computational Biologists for the future? Join ISCBSC.org"
- Let's have a simple invitation on ISCBSC homepage that allows the web attendee to have his or her e mail. Then an e mail could be sent them about everything and A to Zs of ISCBSC
Q: Who is going to collect all due information: organisation, leaders, contacts, etc?
A: It collecting all this information a big job? This can be done during the first weeks while the site is running, it will be dynamic so you can change it. --Thomas Abeel
A: It is a fairly big job to collect and in particular to maintain this information. I propose that the WCT
- keeps a list of pages that need to be checked on a regular basis (weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly)
- appoints a reliable person that will check those pages for their correctness and updates them if necessary
Q: How are we going to integrate this information with RSGs?
A: Every RSG gets page where it can post announcements of activities, they get a forum, depending on whether the want it, they get a section for localized resources. And they also get a page with more static information like their board, workgroups, projects, etc. --Thomas Abeel
Q: Please state your availability and skills and how do you think you can contribute to Portal Redesign process?
A: I have several years experience as web-developer/team-leader/project-manager for a student council at Ghent University and as freelance webdeveloper. Currently I work mostly with Drupal, but in the past I've set up sites with Joomla. I can spend quite some time on the web site design and implementation. As stated elsewhere I made a sample site a few weeks ago to show some ideas. --Thomas Abeel
Q: Which Content Management System (CMS) do you know best?
A: I have plenty of experience with Joomla 1.0.x and Drupal 5.x. Recently I tried to install Joomla 1.5.x so I've seen that one as well. --Thomas Abeel
Q: For which reason would you choose Joomla?
Q: For which reason would you choose Drupal?
Q: Which other CMS should be considered and for what reasons?
Q: What are we going to do with the funds that were approved for the server for SC/RSG?
A: Use it to rent server space to put the web site on. --Thomas Abeel
A: If we use them we will use them for the purpose they have been approved for. --Nils
Q: How would you define the target user groups and what feature in particular could interest them?
- accidental visitor: what is this site about
- bioinformatics student: how can I become a part of the society
- bioinformatics professional: is there any information for professionals?
- industry representative: promote your service by sponsoring events
- ISCB member: login and check what are the benefits of being a member
- ISCB leader: notification on current SC activities
- ISCB BoD member: check for compliance with the ISCB strategic direction
- accidental visitor: How the hell did I end up here? What is this about anyway?
- bioinformatics student: How can I use this site, is there anything in it for me? Maybe some useful papers, a list of conferences, a forum to ask questions.
- bioinformatics professional: How can I use this site, is there anything in it for me? Maybe some useful papers, a list of conferences, a forum to ask questions.
- industry representative: How many people do they reach, is there anything in it for me? Maybe it is cheaper to sponser them and get publicity at ISMB than to buy a booth at ISMB.
- ISCB(-SC) member: I already know what this site can do for me, I will happily contribute.
- ISCB(-SC) leader: I already know what this site can do for me, I will happily contribute. I will also check the leader forums and help out with the current activities.
- ISCB BoD member: check for compliance with the ISCB strategic direction
Q: Should we make a distinction between ISCB(-SC) members and non-members on the website?
A: I think not, I think both should be able to get the entire functionality of the website. ISCB membership benefits are mainly cheaper conferences, journals, etc. I think that providing the service of a young bioinformatics community should be open to all bioinformatics students. In any case I suggest to make the registration on the web site open to anybody who wishes to join. In the end most people get convinced to join the ISCB when they go to a conference or workshop and get 100 euros off when becoming a member. --Thomas Abeel
A: Agreed --prash
Q: Which content types/services (news, calendar, forum, video) that are ESSENTIAL could you list?
A: News, background information, calendar, forums, conference paper submission system, task managment (project management) and chatbox are essential. --Thomas Abeel
Q: Which content pages on ISCBSC site are ESSENTIAL (e.g. SC Structure, SC RSG list, SC constitution)
A: A place for the community to interact (forum), news about our upcoming events, overview of the RSG activities (calendar). SC structure and constitution are not that important for members, they want to be able to use the site and its resources. Those things should definitely be somewhere on the site, but I suggest to put them out of sight a bit. A few small links at the bottom of each page, like you often have disclaimers and privacy policy links. --Thomas Abeel
Q: Should the event calendars of RSGs be separate or merged into one global calendar?
A: It should be merged to make easier for people to join other RSGs events. --Teresa
A: I would also choose for one centralized calendar. --Thomas Abeel
A: I would like to have one global data source that feeds a global calendar and local calendars for each RSG. The latter is important to highlight the activities and contributions of the RSGs. --Nils
Q: Should there be job postings service on site? Why?
A: Yes, this is one of the few services we can offer. And one of the most helpful I guess. --Thomas Abeel
A: No separate job postings. This is too labor intensive and the ISCB is already running a job board. --Nils
Q: Who would be able to access job postings? Name target groups
A: Anybody! Once the site is running really well, we can maybe consider on limiting the access to members as an incentive to become member. But currently I would not limit the access to any part of the website, because we first need people to get familiar with the SC. Except maybe the Administration and SC-leader forums ;-). --Thomas Abeel
Q: Do we want SEO (Search Engine Optimization)? I.e. do we want to optimize the site for Google, Yahoo, MSN search, etc.?
A: I think we should consider this. I feel we want young bioinformaticians to find ISCB-SC and join us, righ? --Thomas Abeel
A: This is a good idea but not a major concern at the moment. --Nils
Merger/integration questions (ISCBSC+RSG portal with ISCB portal)
- I've split these questions off from the main list of questions because I feel that they should be treated as a whole. And I have added some questions.
- Only now I read I should not have rearranged the questions, sorry. --Thomas Abeel
- it's OK. the questions were not sectioned. I propose to move CMS comparison questions to another page. --Alexander
- Only now I read I should not have rearranged the questions, sorry. --Thomas Abeel
Q: What is the motivation to merge the ISCB and ISCB-SC portals?
A: This was decided during the discussion with ISCB BoD, right? --Alexander
- And the motivation was? --Thomas Abeel
A: There was no formal discussion with the ISCB BoD. But here are some thoughts behind the effort to integrate the SC website into the new ISCB portal:
- shared user and user profile database (one login for everything ISCB-related) will be useful for all sorts of applications
- effort to install and maintain website can be shared with ISCB, we can focus on content
- better experience for members (SC members are primarily ISCB members)
- more exposure for SC activities
- [sharing a server is more cost efficient]
Q: Should ISCB SC Portal be an independent server?
A: No, ISCB SC Portal should become a part of ISCB portal. ISCB SC Portal can be developed now as a separate site and merged with the main portal later. --Alexander
A: It should merge ISCB portal. --Teresa
A: I'm in favor of a seperate site, because I think that the audience of the ISCB and ISCB-SC are quite different. If we do it well, we can offer quite some services to young researchers. This means that we should have full control over our website because we are basically a seperate entity with it's own activities, it's own community. While I think that in the end the two should be merged, I don't think that we should take that into account now. The average survival age of a web site is less than five years so I suggest to work on two seperate sites for now. We and ISCB can start thinking on a unified portal to be deployed in let's say 5 years.
As others have noted in the past month or so, the website is quite urgent. It may be an idea to stop dreaming about this one grand portal that has all information and get to work on our own little portal that suffices our needs. When that is done, we can start working towards the next goal, but I think we should take this one step at the time. --Thomas Abeel
A: The Student Council webpages should become part of the ISCB webportal. --Nils
Q: If ISCB SC is an independent server, how tight should it be bound to main ISCB portal?
A: As an independent server, ISCBSC site can be linked from ISCB site. Members should be able to login to ISCBSC using their ISCB login credentials. Services and information that are present on main ISCB site should not be duplicated on ISCBSC, but linked. --Alexander
A: I agree that we should not duplicate any content. But if you want to have cross site/server authentication things are going to become tricky. I suggest we have our own authentication, we do not duplicate ISCB content and we supply ample links to the ISCB web site. The following questions arose from the cross site/server authentication idea of Alexander. --Thomas Abeel
Q: Has the ISCB an LDAP server installed for us to use?
A: AFAIK, no. But if we want the integration, we need to figure out a technical solution. LDAP directory could be one of the possible solutions. The best would be to have Kamal available for questions, he did not respond to emails so far. --Alexander
Q: If NO on previous question: Is ISCB still going to deploy with Joomla?
A: It looks like that. But as I noted here, I have found no trace of analysis whether Joomla fits ISCB's requirements. Let us assume that ISCB will go with Joomla 1.5 --Alexander
A: Yes. Joomla 1.5 is the CMS of choice. --Nils
Q: If YES on previous question: Has Joomla cross site authentications?
A: Yes, there are solutions for Gmail, LDAP and OpenID. --Alexander
Q: If YES on previous question: Has Joomla cross server authentications?
A: Yes, the cross-site authentication solutions Gmail, LDAP and OpenID are all cross-server. They do not need shared database access. Is this what you mean, Thomas? --Alexander
- And those solutions are also cross-CMS so we can happily use Drupal (which fits are needs better) and still use the same credentials as the Joomla portal of ISCB. --Thomas Abeel
Q: If NO on previous question: Do you have any suggestions on how to make it work securely?
A: one note, we have troubles going further with this discussion without proper feedback from ISCB web team. --Alexander
Q: Has anybody experience with the things above?
A: Yes, with OpenID. It is rather simple to deploy and secure enough for our needs (i.e. ISCBSC portal). I have some experience with Novell Directory and LDAP, but this is not related to Joomla. --Alexander
Q: Should we wait for ISCB to deploy their new portal and join it? Or develop our own infrastructure?
A: We should develop our own infrastructure that could later be completely merged with new ISCB portal. Therefore, SC WCT should work in tight collaboration with ISCB web team --Alexander
A: Absolutely agree --Manuel
A: Time is important, so we shouldn't wait. --Teresa
A: I don't think we should wait. Design and develop our own corner of cyberspace and then maybe start thinking about the integration and merger. Time is of the essence so we should move forward on this. (See also questions at the end) --Thomas Abeel
A: Disagree with everyone and strongly believe that we should avoid any duplication of efforts. The ISCB has their new system running and we can get started exploring how we can integrate our content and additional features that we require (which???). --Nils
Q: Who has experience migrating, merging or moving sites?
A: From my experience, moving sites is first of all migrating content. Link preservation could be a problem. As a solution I propose that we introduce permanent links (which we publish, print on paper or distribute). Permanent links are redirected links. E.g.: site/special_event_link redirects to site/?page1&name=event&id=special. Most CMSs provide tools to maintain redirects --Alexander
- I agree, we should create fixed urls, so that if we eventually have to move, migrate, whatever, that we all links will still work. --Thomas Abeel
A: I think we should look at the content first before we move anything. A lot of the stuff has to be rewritten or needs to be updated. --Nils
Q: Who has experience migrating, merging or moving CMS based sites?
A: I have some unpleasant experience. If the CMS has no special functionality for merging, and they usually don't, this is all manual work, and the work effort could be sometimes squared. Copy-pasting content from one site to another is quick and dirty. It works even if you merge two different kinds of CMSs, the common problems are different markups and broken links to pages and media.
- So basically it doesn't matter what we choose for CMS. If we don't merge/integrate right now, it will be a lot of trouble anyway. I had the same experiences merging and moving several CMS based sites. --Thomas Abeel
Even if we finally decide NOT to merge with ISCB portal, we still have to migrate all the existing content to our new portal. To coordinate this content migration effort I set up a separate page: ISCB-SC:Website:Content. --Alexander


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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by jday, Oct 30, 2012.
I hope you're wrong but I bet you're right. That is his way.
Jerry's bottom line will be hit before all of that has a chance to play out. As soon as that happens, Garrett will get fired. You can't keep selling this garbage and the team isn't improving. Once the guys like Romo and Ware really decline this team is not even going to tease us like they do now. They'll be completely hopeless.
I don't see many viable candidates that can win with this group. Select few, sure..but they are longshots
Very true. I think Jerry really sees himself as the HC most of the time nowadays and that the others guys are just to manage the offense/defense/ST. I bet he sits in on the game planning meetings to give his approval prior to the walk throughs.
Since you guys can see the future here's something for prognostication
BTW, if Jerry fired Jason now he would guarantee wasting time for Romo, Witten and Ware. New coach=new system + new coordinators
Jim Harbaugh sure wasted a ton of time in San Francisco.
Yes, Garrett was, on top of everything else, a sentimental hire. The Garrett family has given years of service to the Cowboys and JG was the hero of the 1994 Thanksgiving shoot out. Its the same sentimental thinking that brought Campo back from the grave. Jerry just feels comfortable with him in the organization. The Parcells years were probably very tough for Jerry, even if he did grin and bear it for four years.
SF was a team on the way up with successful top picks all over the roster particularly the OL. Dallas was a team on the way down with a few stars, lots of holes, and a dearth of talent. That doesn't fit your agenda though does it. I would still give Harbaugh his due but comparing the two situations as equal opportunity is not valid.
You want to point fingers then point it at the right people.
The jury is still out on Jason and will be for awhile.
I don't mind giving a guy time to develop if he actually starts winning something. Get us in the playoffs, the next year get us deep in the playoffs, then we'll talk Super Bowls.
But I can't justify keeping a guy when the wins just won't come.
Maybe Mike Singletary did.
You're out your damn mind
Is that the best you can do?
IMO, Jerry is hesitant on getting rid of him because Garrett is a "Home Grown" product that Jerry hand picked because of his belief he had what it takes to get the team over the hump. It's not like Jerry hired some outside coach that he has never worked with before. When an owner/GM promotes somebody within the organization to HC and it goes sour it ends up being a bigger dent on an owner/GM ability to evaluate coaching talent moreso than hiring an outside coach with a resume of reasonable success from an outside organization. If it goes sour on the latter, then the owner/GM doesn't get as much of the blame since the the exuse can be "He had a level of success on his former team". That exuse can't be made of Garrett. JJ will have to go down with the sinking ship if he pulls the trigger on JG.
Jerry isn't even thinking about firing him because it's not time to make that evaluation. Now if you see us going backwards then that may change.
This team has a rich history and to see 7-9 or 8-8 over the last couple seasons with another season looking to be a repeat I can't see how he wouldn't make a switch at the end of the season. This isn't the Cleveland Browns that would pop the corks on a 8-8 season.
This is what happens with a team that is 1-7 with too many aging players and a poor secondary and OL.
So we should fire the GM? :laugh2:
I guess Jerry likes losing................going to be doing alot of it with Red Ball as HC.
Hard to put up an effective defense to that argument although I'd say talent acquisition is vastly improved lately. It's been on the rise since Parcells changed the organization.
Houston stuck with Kubiak 6 years before he won and the fans where calling for his head after year three. Sometimes patience pays off and sometimes it fails like Wade. Just hope it works out in our favor as fans


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James Hoggan | February 17, 2008
By James Hoggan • Sunday, February 17, 2008 - 15:50
The Harper government did itself an injury this week when it boycotted a celebration for the Nobel Prize-winning scientists of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The reception, on Parliament Hill last Tuesday, was hosted by the Swedish Ambassador and featured speeches from all party leaders save Prime Minister Stephen Harper. As Green Party leader Elizabeth May noted, this was a petty snub:
"When your fellow countrymen win the Nobel Peace Prize, you rise above the fact that you didn't like their advice," May said.
Consider, as well, that U.S. President George Bush DID rise above his own political inclinations when he welcomed IPCC Nobel laureates to the White House last year and you might well agree that Prime Minister Harper is being particularly graceless by refusing to acknowledge these scientists and the quality of their contribution.
But this is more than a question of bad manners. Where the fortunes of his own part are concerned, the Prime Minister continues to be out of step with Canadians on the issue of global warming. Eighty per cent of Canadians are on record as saying that they trust the IPCC scientists on climate change. More than one-third of respondents told the Globe and Mail last year that they think global warming is the biggest threat facing humankind. As the Prime Minister works to manoeuvre the Opposition into forcing a spring election, you would think that he (like his U.S. counterpart) would make an effort to at least appear as if he was taking this issue seriously.
Last week, he did not, and he embarrassed himself and the country in the process. We can only hope that he notices soon how far off the beaten track his party is on global warming - that he takes a close look at where Canadians want to go on this issue and then rushes back to the front of the parade. It seems clear enough that we cannot expect leadership from this administration, but we'd settle for cooperation.
I would just as soon that he
I would just as soon that he continue to show his true colours, rather than have him bluff his way back into power with a majority by paying lip service to the issue and then fell back into his old form. It is pretty obvious that even if he starts making concessions, his political will will never be fully behind the kind of measures that are required. We don't have the time to spend four more years dragging this fellow kicking & screaming out of a state of denial.
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Steve L replied on Permalink
I dare say, the Harper gov't seems unpatriotic in this article. Celebrating positive Canadian contributions seems to be an important angle for them on other issues, but not regarding the natural sciences I guess.
I guess celebrating positive
I guess celebrating positive Canadian contributions, is good as long as the contributions are meant to make rich people richer.
After all, US Republicans also think that the Nobel Prize has zero credibility whatsoever, except when it's given to James "I discovered DNA and I say Africans are stupid" Watson, in which case it suddenly becomes definitive proof that he is great.
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They should have promised to
They should have promised to take lots of pictures of Harper with the scientists and to hang the pictures of him with scientists on all the walls at Environment Canada. It's all about him, you know.
John Lefebvre replied on Permalink
Speak up
I used to speak up for Stephen, regarding him a thinker and a gentleman. I think his behaviour in this is not becoming either status.
I have had a low opinion of
I have had a low opinion of him for a long time; and I think this was entirely in character for him.
rob replied on Permalink
My gut hurts from laughing so hard
"I used to speak up for Stephen, regarding him a thinker and a gentleman. I think his behaviour in this is not becoming either status."
Oh, man. There's a lost endorsement that's really going to hurt the Conservatives. What will they ever do to win back the aging faux-hippy multimillionaire Internet gambling money-laundering plea-copping Saltspring Island fruitcake demographic?
While the trolls like Rob
While trolls like Rob exemplify the Harper Conservatives; liars, smear artists, anti-science, non-thinkers, non-gentlemen, incompetent, living in their la-la land of denial.


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Hi, my name is pete and I am a 48 year old insurance broker....yes, insurance broker. My latest hobby is working on a 350 sb. I obtained from a friend. It is newly rebuilt 30 over with stock pictons, a Edelbrock Performer intake, 600cfm Edelbrock carb. The cam is very new and I am looking to install new performance heads. I have several questions regarding the type of heads to install and need some GUIDANCE...... Looking forward to talking.
welcome aboard, have a look around, the knowledge base is extensive and post away with those head questions.
Well to accurately answer this question it would be helpful to know a bit more about the engine, and the vehicle it is intended for. A couple bits of information that would help in the selection would be:
-Cam profile (lift, duration, LSA)
-Compression ratio
-Car and the cars purpose
-rear gears, tranny, and stall
-Future possible modifications.
That would help narrow it down a bit. That said, for aftermarket heads, Id be looking at Dart, Trickflow, and AFR heads. I have heard great things about Dart and AFR and have personally used trickflow heads. A general starting area for head size would be 175-195CC intake runners. That will depend on your camshaft profile. If you intend to keep the Performer intake and 600cfm carb and go with a cam that fits those, Id be looking at the smaller side of runner sizes for the heads to keep your air velocity high.
I hope this gives you at least a general idea.
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In order to receive most types of financial aid, students must be enrolled at least half-time in an aid-eligible degree, certificate or certification program. Enrollment status is based upon the following credit load per semester:
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|Graduate Programs
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An estimated cost of attendance (COA) is calculated for each financial aid applicant, and consists of both direct costs for which you will be billed by Silver Lake College of the Holy Family (e.g., tuition), and standard estimates for indirect costs related to your education (e.g., living expenses). Financial aid is based on anticipated tuition charges for your program and credit load. Courses taken outside your program will be billed at that program's per-credit rate. Go to www.sl.edu/estimator to calculate your expected costs for the year. See your bill for actual charges.
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A grant is a type of need-based financial aid that does not have to be repaid. It may come from the Federal Government, the State, or Silver Lake College of the Holy Family. Unless otherwise noted, award amounts for the grant programs listed on your financial aid award will be credited directly to your Student Account. If a grant type is listed on your award as "estimated", confirmation of your eligibility and/or the amount must be received from the granting agency before funds may be credited to your Student Account.
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Performance awards (Music Ensemble, Athletics, etc.) require departmental confirmation of participation each semester for continued eligibility.
Endowed and annual gift scholarships have varying criteria, and most awards are designated in the fall. You will be notified by the Office of Financial Aid if you are the recipient of an endowed or annual gift scholarship.
Private or Outside Scholarships and Grants are considered part of your Financial Aid Award. You must notify the Office of Financial Aid in writing of any outside awards, including the name and dollar amount of each award. These scholarships will be identified as "Expected Private Scholarships" until the funds are received by Silver Lake College of the Holy Family. Upon receipt, they will be directly credited to your Student Account. Review and follow the donor's requirements for receipt and renewal of private scholarships, and notify the Office of Financial Aid of any changes.
Federal Work Study (FWS) is a form of financial assistance consisting of earnings from a part-time job. Jobs are available in most departments on campus, and at select non-profit agencies off campus. You must work in order to earn the money awarded to you under the Federal Work Study Program. Student earnings will be sent to your bank for direct deposit each monthly pay period. You may use your earnings to make a payment on any remaining balance or for personal expenses.
To foster development of employment skills, and ensure the best match between students and employers, students are not assigned to jobs. You must complete a Silver Lake College of the Holy Family FWS Job Application each year. Applications, Guidelines, and Payment Authorization forms are available at www.sl.edu/finaid/applications, or in the Office of Financial Aid. Completed FWS Job Applications, along with any questions about available positions, should be directed to the Career Resource Office.
A loan is a type of financial aid that must be repaid. You will be required to complete an application and sign a promissory note (a legal obligation to repay) before the loan is disbursed. In addition, you may be required to participate in loan counseling prior to receiving your loan funds, and again when you graduate or withdraw from Silver Lake College of the Holy Family.
Silver Lake College of the Holy Family students enrolled at least half-time in an eligible program may receive Federal education loans. Your loan eligibility is listed on your Financial Aid Award. Federal loan applications and other information are available atwww.sl.edu/finaid/applications. Follow instructions carefully to ensure timely processing of each loan. Loan proceeds will be credited directly to your Student Account.
Silver Lake College of the Holy Family participates in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Lending Program beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year. Federal loan funds are made available through the College instead of a private lender.
These loans are available to students with demonstrated financial need. Payment on principal and interest are deferred as long as the student is enrolled at least half-time. For interest rates go to www.sl.edu/finaid/applications.
These loans are available to students in addition to subsidized loan eligibility. Interest accrues to the student while in school but may be deferred and capitalized prior to entering repayment. For interest rates go to www.sl.edu/finaid/applications.
Undergraduates may borrow up to $3,500 their first academic year (0 – 29 completed credits), $4,500 the second academic year (30 – 59 earned credits), and $5,500 each of the final two years of study (60 – 90+ earned credits). Teacher licensure students may borrow up to $5,500 each year. The exact amount may vary depending upon financial need.
Unsubsidized Stafford Loan limits are calculated in combination with any Subsidized Stafford Loan amounts. For dependent undergraduates the maximum combined Stafford Loan amounts are $5,500 the first academic year, $6,500 the second academic year, and $7,500 each of the final two years of study. Dependent teacher licensure students may borrow a combined maximum of $7,500 per year.
Independent undergraduate students may borrow a combined maximum Stafford Loan amount of $9,500 the first academic year, $10,500 the second academic year, and $12,500 each of the final two years of study. Independent teacher licensure students may borrow a combined maximum of $12,500, and graduate students may borrow up to $20,500 in combined Stafford Loans per year.
Graduate Students may borrow up to $20,500 in unsubsidized Stafford Loans per year.
Dependent undergraduates and teacher licensure students may borrow up to $31,000 (no more than $23,000 of which can be subsidized).
Independent undergraduates and teacher licensure students may borrow up to $57,500 (no more than $23,000 of which can be subsidized).
Graduate students may borrow up to $138,500 including their undergraduate Stafford Loans. Up to $65,500 can be subsidized.
An origination fee of 1% will be deducted from each loan disbursement. The net amount will be directly credited to your Student Account.
For more information about Federal Direct Student Loans, including debt management resources and repayment estimators, go to http://www.studentloans.gov.
The parents of dependent undergraduates may choose to access funds through the Federal Direct Parent PLUS Program. Graduate students may also be eligible PLUS borrowers for their own education expenses through the Federal Direct Grad PLUS Program.
The maximum PLUS Loan amount in a given academic year is the difference between the total cost of attendance and any other financial aid awarded to the student. For interest rates go to http://www.sl.edu/finaid/applications. Repayment on principal and interest begins 60 days after the loan is fully disbursed.
When determining the amount of PLUS Loan to borrow, remember that an origination fee of 4.0% will be deducted from each disbursement. A credit check will be done on your application prior to loan approval.
In addition to the Federal loan programs, various private lenders offer education loans that may supplement other financial aid or assist students who are not eligible for Federal loans. These include loans to students with and without co-signers. You may find more information by going directly to lender websites to learn more about their private loan programs.
Financial aid will be disbursed each term after confirmation of eligibility. Review of enrollment status, credit load, verification materials, and any additional documentation must all be completed before aid can be disbursed.
Go to www.sl.edu/finaid/applications or contact the Office of Financial Aid for more information.
Awards designated as "estimated" on your Financial Aid Award require confirmation of funding from the granting agency prior to disbursement.
Awards listed as "memo aid" on your billing statement either require additional processing steps prior to disbursement, or are types of aid that cannot be directly credited to your Student Account. For example, veteran and vocational rehabilitation agencies provide some education funds directly to students. Therefore, it is the student's responsibility to use these funds to pay their school charges. Contact the Office of Financial Aid with specific questions.
Private or outside scholarships awarded to students are credited to their accounts when the money is received by Silver Lake College of the Holy Family. Prior to receipt of funds, these will be listed as "memo aid", and not subtracted from the balance. If you receive scholarship funds directly from the donor, submit those to the Office of Financial Aid.
Payment of balance due must be made to the Silver Lake College of the Holy Family Finance Office/Student Accounts by the tuition deadline listed in the Course Schedule for each term. Acceptable payment methods include cash, check and credit card.
Students with delinquent accounts will not be allowed to register in future terms, and their official transcripts will be held until satisfactory payment arrangements have been made with the College.
If your account has a credit balance after your financial aid is credited, those funds will be made available to you on or after the following dates for the 2013 – 2014 academic year:
|Summer Term
|May 23, 2013
|Fall Term
|September 12, 2013
|Spring Term
|January 30, 2014
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Please direct questions about financial aid eligibility and processing to the Office of Financial Aid. Contact the Finance Office/Student Accounts with questions about billing and payment.
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Examples of the application of these policies are available upon request from the Office of Financial Aid.
An adjustment to tuition and other charges may occur when students change their credit load or withdraw from the college. A student must submit official written or verbal notification of intent to withdraw to the Advisor or Registrar to initiate the tuition adjustment process. Delay in submitting a Change in Registration Form may reduce or cancel any possible refund of tuition and fees.
Amount of refund depends upon when the Registrar is notified of credit changes.
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|100% refund
|Up to 25% of course completed**
|75% refund
|Over 25% of course completed**
|0% refund
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Students who receive financial aid and withdraw from a course or from the College, may have aid returned to the aid source. Students who receive Federal Title IV financial aid listed below, who withdraw completely from the College any time during the first 60% of a term, will have Federal Title IV aid returned based on the percentage of the term not completed. The Federal refund is returned in the order listed below as required by federal regulation. Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) requires that after Federal refund requirements are satisfied, State aid programs have priority for any credit balance from an Institutional Tuition Refund. State aid is refunded using the same percentage as used in the Federal calculation. Non-government aid is refunded proportionally based on the percentage of tuition refund from the Tuition Refund Policy.
For students who withdraw completely but have not received Federal Title IV Financial Aid, or for students who withdraw from some but not all of their courses, the Tuition Refund Policy is used to determine any credit balance. If the student continues to meet eligibility criteria for an aid type, the credit is given to the student. If the student no longer meets eligibility criteria for an aid type, aid is refunded to the aid source. The percentage of aid returned to the aid source is based on the percentage of tuition refund from the Tuition Refund Policy. Refunds are allocated proportionally among sources of initial payment. For students who receive loan funds and become less than half-time, any remaining credit balance is refunded to their lender.
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During this past summer, the U.S. Department of Education hosted several teacher workshops throughout the country. Workshop sessions featured some of the best teachers sharing research-based practices that they have successfully applied in the classroom to close the achievement gap and help all children excel. Due to positive feedback from these workshops and tremendous demand, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige has decided to provide additional workshops this fall.
Two workshops will focus on effective math instruction and two on reading. The schedule is as follows:
- Oct. 9 Bentonville, Ark., Northwest Community College Math
- Oct. 16 Wheeling, W.V., Bethany College Conference Center Reading
- Oct. 23 Redmond, Wash., Marriott Town Center Math
- Nov. 6 Madison, Wis., University of Wisconsin Reading
These workshops are designed for teachers in grades K-8. In addition to reading or math, sessions will feature topics such as school leadership, differentiated instruction and the use of data to inform decision-making. Principals are welcome to attend along with their teachers.
Attendance is FREE! Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The day-long sessions will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 3:45 p.m.
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Take Two Variety BandSouth Padre Island, TX, USA
"Fantastic stage presence and repertoire. We wanted the best live entertainment for our wedding reception and this group of professionals did not disappoint. Our guests danced all night long and couldn't say enough about the performance and energy of the band. Well worth the booking!"
Las Cazuelas de Rem300 West Madison Street
Brownsville, TX, United States
"This company catered our rehearsal dinner cruise aboard a chartered boat from Breakaway Cruises. The food was incredible and they prepared it under difficult conditions aboard the boat. It was very windy and the water was rough, but the staff was very professional and still managed to turn out delicious dishes for our guests. They have many menu options to choose from when planning your event. I don't think they have a website, but their phone number is (956) 546-5788. They are based in Brownsville, TX."
Chapel by the SeaChapel By the Sea, PO Box 2478
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"A lovely non-denominational Christian chapel on South Padre. Chaplain Denham went out of his way to make sure our ceremony was what we wanted. He adjusted as needed to include the elements important to us and our families. The grounds are quite nice and welcoming. The sanctuary is simple, but attractive, with large windows overlooking lush greenery. Unfortunately, there is not a water view from the grounds or sanctuary (bay or ocean), but otherwise it is a charming and holy place for an island ceremony."
Pelican Station Restaurant201 South Garcia Street
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"We reserved the back event space and outdoor area for our wedding reception. Management was very flexible in allowing us to transform the space and make changes to suit our needs. This is one of the few nice spaces along the bay that we could find in the Padre area. The standard restaurant menu is pretty good, but the chef worked with us to develop a custom menu. They made slight unauthorized last minute changes without notifying us, but it wasn't anything terrible. Just unprofessional for a wedding. Overall, the food was delicious. The open bar plan we went with was reasonable as well, but ask to not have "tip jars" if you don't want them out. This was not discussed with us and we would have preferred to settle gratuity ourselves. Basically, just make sure to nail down the little details before the event with management to make sure you get what you'd like."
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Port Isabel, TX, United States
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Less than a week after a Yom Kippur service drew hundreds to the anti-corporate Occupy Wall Street protest in downtown Manhattan, Jewish activists are building sukkahs at Occupy protests in nine American cities.
Activists say that the sukkahs, temporary dwellings in which Jews are commanded to live during the holiday of Sukkot, will bring a visible Jewish presence to the growing protest movement.
At an October 12 ceremony marking the raising of the sukkah at the New York protest camp, onlookers gathered as activist Dan Sieradski, who organized the Occupy Wall Street Yom Kippur service, struggled to keep his tent-like sukkah from collapsing in the wind.
Once the sukkah was reasonably secured, activists sang and recited a blessing over the bread and the wine.
"I think it brings us more power, more momentum," Sean Ivins, 22, who came from Salt Lake City to sleep in the protester-occupied plaza, said of the religious Jewish presence at the camp.
Though web videos have surfaced of some Occupy Wall Street protesters making anti-Semitic statements, Ivins said that he hadn't observed anti-Semitism among the Occupy Wall Street activists. When a protester bearing an anti-Semitic sign came to the protesters' plaza, Ivins said, two protesters had stood next to him with signs ridiculing his message.
The Jewish activists at Occupy Wall Street say they plan to maintain their sukkah until the holiday ends on October 19.
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