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SAIC Advises American Municipal Power on New Generation Facility
MCLEAN, Va. (March 15, 2011) — Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), through its wholly owned subsidiary SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC, is providing due diligence and advisory services to American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) for the purchase of the Fremont Energy Center from FirstEnergy Generation Corp., a FirstEnergy subsidiary. AMP is a nonprofit corporation that owns and operates electric facilities with the purpose of providing wholesale power to its 128 member municipal electric utilities throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky.
The Fremont Energy Center is a 700-megawatt natural gas combined cycle electric generating plant that is scheduled to be completed in July 2011, with testing/commissioning thereafter. SAIC conducted a long-term power supply analysis for each AMP member to determine the optimal portfolio of resource options, including a combined cycle plant option. In support of AMP's purchase of the facility, SAIC is providing review and analysis of the technical, operational, and commercial aspects of the facility.
SAIC Energy, Environment & Infrastructure, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Learn more at www.saic.com/EEandI
About SAIC
SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. The company's approximately 43,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues of $10.8 billion for its fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2010. For more information, visit SAIC: From Science to Solutions®
http://www.saic.com/eeandi/announcements/031511.html
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Business Lobby Kills Arizona Immigration Bills
Under heavy lobbying from business interests, the Arizona state senate defeated five bills last week that would have created additional deterrence to illegal aliens. (New York Times, Mar. 17, 2011) Republican state senators were split over the bills, which included two bills designed to eventually force the United States Supreme Court to restore proper applications of the birthright citizenship provisions in the 14th Amendment. (Id.; SB 1308; SB 1309; See FAIR Legislative Update, Jan. 31, 2011) Three additional bills would have required hospitals to notify authorities of aliens suspected of being in the country illegally; restricted illegal aliens from attending state universities and collecting federal benefits; and required public schools to record how many children of illegal aliens attend classes.
The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and other business executives lobbied hard against the measures. (Abc15, Mar. 18, 2011) Along with the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, executive officers of over 60 businesses wrote to the state representatives urging the to stop the legislation, saying it would hurt the economy. (Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, Mar. 15, 2011) Todd Sanders, President and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, said the state’s borders need to be better protected, but argued that Arizona legislators need to push President Obama and federal legislators to “implement meaningful changes to our antiquated immigration system.” (Id.) Republican state Senator John McComish agreed, saying. “It’s time for us to take a time out. It’s something the people don’t want us focusing on.” (Id.)
After the votes, Arizona state Senator and sponsor of the immigration legislation Ron Gould stated that there were some legislators who were “bought and paid for by the Chamber of Commerce.” (Abc15, Mar. 18, 2011) The bills are not expected to be brought up again during this year’s legislative session, but could be placed on the ballot for a vote. (Politico, Mar. 18, 2011)
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Information for the Voters of Painesville
A message from Painesville’s new Political Action Committee:
One of the Painesville Oversight Committee’s mission is to question positions and issues; bring facts to light that will help all voters understand issues that will affect our quality of life in Painesville.
P.O.C. is a bi-partisan organization with members from all political parties including independents. We welcome new members and contributions to help bring transparency to government and issues
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Facts and Information
Painesville Special Election: May 3, 2011
A proposed emergency 6.56 mil levy added to your property tax.
Added property tax on a $100,000 home; this levy will add $200.00 per year to your taxes. Amount generated for school system – 1.4 million dollars per year
Current cost per student per year – Painesville City $ 12,011
Current cost per student per year- Riverside 9,675
Administrative cost per student – Painesville City 1,635
Administrative cost per student – Riverside 1,127
Painesville City’s Results on State Proficiency Tests
Grade 3 – Failed; Grade 4 – Failed; Grade 5 – Failed; Grade 6-Failed; Grade 7 – Failed;
Grade 8 – Failed; Grades 9,10,11,12 – All Failed to reach minimum standard state requirements!
Number of state indicators met out of 26 – Painesville met 2
Number of state indicators met out of 26 – Riverside met 25
Consensus of Opinion of the P.O.C.
The state of Ohio has declared that the Painesville City School system is in academic emergency. Yet we spend more money per student than any of our neighboring communities. When questioned why our schools have such poor results, the schools try to direct our attention to our Hispanic population and the percentage of apartments in Painesville. The P.O.C. finds this reasoning unacceptable. Many school systems in the Southwest United States have higher percentages of Hispanics, yet higher rated schools. Many cities have higher percentages of rentals yet has higher rated schools. Our position at P.O.C is we will recommend that the school levy be opposed until real progress is made and state minimum requirements are met coupled with line item expenditures for where these funds are to be used and revealed to the voters.
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I have printed four stories that all could have an impact on Painesville.
A letter explaining what happened to the Millstone Condo Association. [click to enlarge] All names have been removed.
A news story of what SAIC stands for and what will this cost us?
A story about illegal immigration in Arizonia and who killed the Bill. Anyone in the Rally group surprised?
The POC is in it's infancy we will be working to find a permament location for the meeting. We will also be holding them later in the week, Wednesday or Thursday.
At the meeting last night we decided that we don't want to be a group of "NO's" but a group that wants to be a group of "KNOW's" You ask for 1.4 million dollars we want to know what it will be spent for.
Presently the administration must explain where every dollar will be spent. Will it save programs, which ones? will it be used to keep teachers in the classroom where and what classes? If any of these funds will be used for pay raises or in union negociation we want to know why, and how much.
This last post was late due to my time schedule.Sorry.
posted by terminator1 @ 5:11 PM
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25 Comments:
Ohio Revised Code 5311.16
Unless otherwise provided by the declaration or bylaws, the board of directors shall insure all unit owners, their tenants, and all persons lawfully in possession or control of any part of the condominium property for the amount that it determines against liability for personal injury or property damage arising from or relating to the common elements and shall obtain for the benefit of all unit owners, fire and extended coverage insurance on all buildings and structures of the condominium property in an amount not less than eighty per cent of the fair market value. The cost of the insurance is a common expense.
Effective Date: 07-20-2004
And on another note, exactly what does "not enough insurance" mean? Whatever the amount held, shouldn't that have been paid to the owners or mortgage holders, even if it wasn't "enough" to cover their loss?
Maybe the Fed. Gov.can use this money to help the people in Japan. Its sad that the people of Millstone couldn't agree on the money at hand and maybe the people of Japan can use it
We are now an official PAC. Painesville Oversite Committee [POC} ....
Okay, how about a report from the first meeting? I could not make the meeting, but would like to know what are the results if said meeting.
Questions:
Who are the officers?
How can one join?
Are dues involved?
Can one make a contribution?
When and where is the next meeting?
Etc.
I'll try to answer these.
By PAC rules ther only offiocer we presently have is a Treasurer.
Barbara Lomasney.
Our mailing address is
1153 Lighthouse Point Drive.
Presently everyone who attends a meeting is considered an officer.
You join by attending meetings.
No dues but I am sure we will soon be asking for contributions.
We took it to heart that some people didn't want to have it in a bar. Fine if I can find a location such as a room at Morley Library good. I will be looking for suggestions .
The levy is in less then five weeks so as soon as I find a location I will post it on this site. We will soon have our own email address until then email the blog and I will forward it.
Please this is a rag tag PAC. One thing I have noticed in the last three weeks is that there is a strong core group that wants this committee to succeed to make Painesville a better place to live.
Please join us.
Thanks for the info on the condo insurance. Do you know who all made the decision to ignore warnings and to drop the amount of flood insurance? (Don't have to supply names, but can you supply positions?) Do you know who all knew of that decision? Was everyone who had a condo there made aware of the decision as far as you can tell?
You would assume the board of directors in 2003 would know about this letter. Residents? no clue if they were informed. All I heard at a council meeting was that they had "Lemon" insurance whatever that is.
Even the pre-flood value of those condos seem high $93,000? Maybe I'm just used to what has happened to the real estate market in the last three years. Would those condo's be selling now at over $72,000?
Let's also not forget the legal fee's they will face along with paying property tax on their homes?
If this continues they may walk away with hardly nothing.
All because of who getting involved?
You made the official POC statement that "Many school systems in the Southwest United States have higher percentages of Hispanics, yet higher rated schools. Many cities have higher percentages of rentals yet has higher rated schools. Please name those school systems to back up your claim.
What is the topic of the emergency Board meeting tonight at 5pm?
Hope this PAC doesn't become a case of too many chiefs and not enough indians. Also, hope they don't start taking credit for things that might happen soon or in the future. I just don't think this group will have anyone or any issue shaking in their boots.
1:44 I will get those numbers to you as soon as I can. Food for thought Willoughby has close to 40% rentals, and they are in the Willoughby-Eastlake system which I believe is the highest rated district in the county.
1:54 All we want to do is to get facts out to residents, and although I don't expect the city or schools to embrace us at least here us out. Our goal is not about getting anybody shaking in their boots.
1:53 First I've heard of a special meeting? Have heard rumors. I have no idea why? aI'm bad at predictions, I might have one on this. Time will tell.
This is 1:08. Thanks, Term. What may be a factor in the pre-flood value is the rebuilding price. Doesn't it cost more to rebuild a building to its original state than you would get if you sold it? I'd have to go review my homeowners policy. I have actual replacement insurance on my home, and I think that brings the actual amount that I am insured for up higher than my home is worth on the open market. As I said, I would have to go look up the actual price my home is insured for to refresh my memory, but I think I am covered for more than it is worth on the market because that would not cover the cost of rebuilding. You can insure either way, as far as I know, so maybe that's what it is. Unless somehow the condo values just got inflated during all of this.
Are some of those people still paying mortgages if the bank has not been payed off?
I felt for the guy who was talking about "lemon" insurance. I know that there are bad insurance companies out there. The Dept. of Insurance warns people to check their listing with them before purchasing insurance, so if that is what he meant, I don't know. It could be that he is distraught because the coverage was just not correct. I wonder if he knew before the flood that the coverage was inadequate. I sure would like to know if everyone knew or just the few in charge.
So the Association President who was lamenting in the article in The News-Herald that his daughter did not have her pay-out yet for her condo must have been one of the ones that knew about the lack of proper flood insurance. I'm guessing here, of course, I don't actually know, but that is how it appears. I wonder if the guy at the council meeting would talk about who all knew. I know you put a shout-out to any of those owners who may want to talk. Did you hear from anyone?
rag tag group for sure.
anyone can make up a letter like that, did you get it from Bob Gibbs ?
2:47 I believe the man with the daughter living in Millstone took over the association AFTER the flood.
This whole situation is sad for the people as well as the neighborhood they have left.
Term, this is 2:47. Okay, I see.
On another issue: As per 3:40, and other posts you have gotten like that, and others that you will get. You will all handle these things the way that you want, and I do not propose to tell you all what to do. I will be so forward as to give you my opinion, however, which is these people will run you around as much as they can with their 5th grade remarks (I agreed with "J" when he or she said some of the Hada-supporter remarks were equivalent to a 5th grade mentality) as long as you let them. If it was me, I wouldn't worry too much about answering all the ones that are obviously just trying to waste time and cause trouble. Most if them are just immature little temper tantrums. You're going to have your hands full enough, as if you didn't already with this blog alone. Anyway, just my opinion.
Instead of naming yourself by a time of day just come up with a nickname for crying out loud."Term this is 1:08 in the afternoon talkin, can you read me?" So proud to be an activist in your community? Bugs Bunny is better than anonymous 2:47 for an identity.
This is 2:47 to Ja'bubu: You do things your way, I'll do them mine.
Signed, Perturbed
4:00PM, WHAT ?
SORRY 4:30 PM, WHAT ?
To 1:44...Here's what I got so far.....
Schools Populated with Minorities Are Among Nation's Best High Schools
A large percentage of the top 100 high schools boast minorities as the majority of their student body.
By Brian Burnsed
Posted June 8, 2010
Share ThisA closer look at U.S.News & World Report's rankings of America's Best High Schools indicates that the best public high schools in the country not only vary by region, but by the ethnicity of the students that fill their hallways, too. The best schools are not populated by a homogeneous segment of this increasingly diverse nation; instead, they are attended by students hailing from an array of backgrounds.
In fact, 30 of the 100 schools that comprise this year's Gold Medal List have minority populations that exceed 40 percent, with seven schools boasting minority populations higher than 95 percent.
[See our coverage of America's Best High Schools.]
African-American population density is highest in the Southern states and five of the 10 schools on the top 100 list with the highest percentage of African-American students are located there. The John S. Davdison Fine Arts School located in Augusta, Ga., has the third highest ratio of African-American students among the top 100 schools . Its principal, Vicky Addison, cites the school's commitment to teaching the arts—which in turn piques students' interest in other subject areas—with the school's success across its diverse student body. "We have a culture of excellence that permeates our school, which students get caught up in when they come here, regardless of their race," she says. "We believe in challenging our students to do their best, whether in academics or in the fine arts."
The Hispanic-American population, now the largest minority in the country according to Census data, is concentrated in the Southwest and West Coast, so it's no surprise that nine of the top 10 most highly Hispanic populated schools can be found in Texas and California. At Hidalgo Early College High School in Hidalgo, Texas, No. 97 on our list of Best High Schools, 99.8 percent of the student body is of Hispanic origin. At Hidalgo, 79 percent of students participate in the Advanced Placement program, which is designed to challenge students more than traditional classes and better prepares them for college. Such a high ratio is indicative that Hidalgo students, no matter their background, are primed for success after they receive their diplomas.
Each of the 13 schools with the highest ratio of students with Asian heritage is located in California or New York. At the country's No. 3 ranked school, Whitney High School in Cerritos, Calif., 84.9 percent of the students are of Asian descent. A full 100 percent of students participate in the AP program and students pass 92 percent of their AP tests.
This is about your original post about the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce helping to get stricter laws against the illegals voted down.
We have three major problems in our country concerning the illegals and why nothing is being done about it:
1)Politicians willing to give away our country for the votes of the illegals. Sadly these people are so dumb they do not realize that soon the illegals will have all the numbers they need and then NO non-Hispanics will ever be in office again in this country.
2) Businesses willing to give away our country for cheap labor.
3) Americans who are too dense to get what is happening and/or too lazy to get off their butts and do something about it.
2:10 I can agree with you but then calling people too dense/or too lazy. I wonder if it helps your cause.
Seems we had some "Diversity" problems at Harvey this week that no one wants to talk about?
Wonder if more cash would solve it?
Term 2:15. This is 2:10. I absolutely stand by my statement. Too dense and/or too lazy. (And I was using my NICE words.) This is not MY cause, this is a United States of America crisis with most Americans too dumb and/or too lazy to do anything about it. The few that are fighting it cannot do it without the vast majority. It is impossible to fight the greed of the politicians and the businesses with such a small number nationwide, let alone in Painesville.
Term 2:15: It's my opinion that we will keep having "diversity" problems in the US until we recognize and talk about reverse discrimination. Most of the Hispanics hate whites. The most of that problem can be dealt with by getting rid of the illegals. The reverse discrimination by the black community against the whites keeps America from becoming "one" and keeps us from celebrating our differences and liking each other anyway. I am of the belief that if all or most blacks had done what Martin Luther King Jr. fought and died for, along with all the other people and colors of people that fought for their cause (truly ANOTHER American crisis), then we wouldn't have hardly any of these problems today. Instead, they are escalating rampantly. They marched and fought against all odds and won liberties that they rightfully deserved. Sadly, many of the people who walked with him are the ones who are most responsible for leading the blacks in a different direction than King Jr. intended. And no, I didn't get to talk to him then, I was just a young white girl who had not liked what I had seen with blacks being prejudiced against, so I hung on his every word and did my fighting for them in every way I could to help him, and have fought up until a few years ago. I wouldn't fight today, however, because nobody can help them but them, and they aren't changing for the better. I believe that if things had progressed the way that King Jr. intended and taught, then whites and blacks would be almost completely blended together today with hardly any problems at all, with most of this nonsense behind us. Instead, our diversity problems are getting worse and worse. (Just to clarify, I have no knowlegde about what happened in Painesville, nor am I making any guesses on if it was an isolated incident or reflecting part of the bigger problem going on in America as a whole. Hopefully just an isolated incident.) But the elephant in the room just keeps getting bigger, and nobody is talking about it except for Cosby. I was very glad to see him step up, at great personal cost to himself, but he mostly just gets shouted down.
Too very bad the princial at Harvey will be back for another 2 years. She can be one of the main problems over there, no authority just buds with the kids.
Why cant you meet at the schools?
They said they weren't opening it up past 6pm but since the levy began they sure were having meetings-o-plenty. Now since the levy is pulled, perhaps you could use the time they had planned to use!
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