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Abortion procedures to include mandatory sonogram
Dec. 30, 2010 at 6:30 a.m.
If Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, and Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, have their way in 2011, Texas will require health care facilities to provide no-cost sonograms for pregnant women before an abortion procedure.
"I am very excited about the prospects of this critical bill in the upcoming legislative session," Patrick said. "Rep. Morrison is a passionate pro-life legislator who will ensure the sonogram bill finally passes in the House of Representatives."
Senate Bill 130 and House Bill 201, also known as the "Sonogram Bills," have been jointly filed by Patrick and Morrison, and are slated to be introduced in the 2011 legislative session next month.
Similar sonogram legislation passed in the Senate in 2007 and 2009, but failed to pass in the House both years.
The primary objective of the bills is to ensure that women have been wholly informed before terminating a pregnancy, they said.
"The legislation requires that women have all the information before the procedure takes place," Morrison said. "Sonograms are already being done, but the legislation makes it mandatory for women to be given the choice to see the sonogram."
Patrick agreed the sonogram legislation is necessary because it may assist pregnant women with their decision to abort.
"A sonogram provides the most complete 'picture' of a woman's pregnancy, which makes it one of the most vital pieces of information that a woman needs when deciding whether or not to seek an abortion," Patrick said.
Included in the legislation, health care professionals must provide a verbal explanation of the sonogram images in a "manner understandable to a layperson," as well as "a medical description of the dimensions of the embryo or fetus, the presence of cardiac activity, and the presence of external members and internal organs."
They will also be required to make the heartbeat audible.
In addition to a mandatory sonogram, the bills require health care facilities to perform face-to-face consultations with patients before an abortion.
"This legislation would require mandatory consultations in person, not over the phone, or by recorded message, at least 24 hours prior to the procedure," Morrison said. "We just want women to be informed about the procedure and the short-term and long-term health risks. Any type of procedure you get, even if you have dental surgery, you should talk to a physician and see what the risks are."
Patrick and Morrison are optimistic the legislation will finally garner the votes it needs to pass through the House and Senate in the spring.
"I anticipate that due to the urgency of several issues coming up this session, the House will be better prepared to quickly pass priority issues, such as the Sonogram Bill," Patrick said. "I also believe that Rep. Geanie Morrison will be an excellent advocate for this bill."


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Its almost a guarantee that they will lock the account to whichever line is handled by them... so it will be a massive "sorry for you" for anyone thinking of using the account on another line.
Its almost a guarantee that they will lock the account to whichever line is handled by them... so it will be a massive "sorry for you" for anyone thinking of using the account on another line.
Grief! It doesn't matter how "high quality" those services are - those prices are insane!
Hmm, I don't think limiting the TCP connections is going to really stop the p2p guys. As much as having a large number for a good p2p torrent to work, that is not stopping people from getting around this, and/or maxing out their line on other downloads. I would not be surprised if this was a short lived limitation, and soon other heavier throttling would also come into it.
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Weird that they are offering a 384k account, as that will be irrelevant pretty soon!?
Are they ?Originally Posted by gregmcc
Most uncapped services are shaped and QoS'ed to death, all the ones that aren't are similar prices.
It says in the article that those are the one-price accounts. So yes, they include line rental, like all the other one-price accounts on cybersmarts website.
What does interest me is what will happen when I put my 10 meg line on that 4 meg uncapped ?
"What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." ~ Christopher Hitchens
My idea of "Help from above" is a sniper on a roof.
You know what they say, you can't polish a turd, despite what MythBusters says.
Stay away from Cybersmart for your own good. Beware of their Ts & Cs, though I've been told that these have finally been changed after we (the MyBB) community moaned about it for years.
At first it was ..
then it was ..Cybersmart is set to launch new uncapped ADSL products with high service levels and competitive prices
LOLThe pricing is not the cheapest on the market, but Fialkov highlighted that their focus is not only on affordability but also on quality.
100 tcp connections? wtf!
My router at home currently has 62 connections live, there's only 2pc's , ipads, iphones running, and we aren't even using the net.
This is just a stupid idea
VOX my new favorite ISP
Good luck to Cybersmart, they are a smaller ISP and have been trying to accommodate uncapped for awhile now.
Crazy, just keep to Mweb. My 4mb uncapped adsl is great. Movies download within an hour during the day, what else do I want - oh yes them down in 5 mins would be nice.
I've been a Cybersmart subscriber for around 2 or 3 years now.
Regarding what has been said about customer service - I agree 100%. Their call centre sucks (well, tbh, havent tried it lately, but never had good experiences in the past).
However, I am comfortably using 2 ISPs at once, get my cybersmart email forwarded to my regular email, and haven't had a single problem. Like many have said before, some of those terms are just guidelines more than anything.
Lastly, I'm not a big fan of unlimited internet. I prefer a shaped, uncapped account for maximum speed. And the fact that Cybersmart offers products like "Night Rider", means that they still offer one of the cheapest "non-uncapped" service, if you schedule your downloads correctly.
Sorry if it is a bit off-topic, but just thought it was right to give Cybersmart credit where it is due.
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Look no more! Here is the Psy/Changeling thread:
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You know AG, I think it would be best to read the 4th book before the new one, cause there are characters in there that you will need to know.Psy/Changeling thread would be great. I never read the fourth book. Do you think I need to before I read the newest one comimg out? Didn't realize it was so soon!
It's fun to compare them in my opinion too. Lots of similarities in many of the series, but enough differences to keep them unique.I naturally want to compare and contrast everything, so don't yell at me for doing that with our favorite paranoromantical heroes.
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NASA asks public for meteor photos and videos
NASA and the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence Institute are asking for the public's help finding footage photos and video of a daylight meteor that fell over Northern California on Sunday, the NASA Ames Research Center announced Wednesday. (Posted April 26 at 9:15 a.m.)
Addison boundary change recommended
School boundary changes are in the works for some families in the Addison Elementary School neighborhood as well as for high school students living at Stanford West or in the Oak Creek Apartments. (Posted April 25 at 11:09 p.m.)
Menlo Park fire district strikes deal with Facebook
The Menlo Park Fire Protection District board voted unanimously on Tuesday to enter into an agreement between Facebook and the fire district that would provide expanded emergency and fire services for the company and for residents within the district. (Posted April 25 at 2:52 p.m.)
Palo Alto welcomes Eshoo's effort to boost emergency communication
Palo Alto's effort to improve communications between first responders during major emergencies could get a boost thanks to an effort led by U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, to provide airwaves in the nation's broadband spectrum to emergency operations and to give grants to local jurisdictions for new infrastructure. (Posted April 24 at 10:01 a.m.)
The walls came a-tumblin' down
Palo Alto Bowl, the city's last bowling alley, started falling to demolition crews Monday, April 23. The 60-year-old establishment closed last September, prompting outcry in the community about the demise of places where youth and families could go to enjoy recreation together. (Posted April 23 at 1:46 p.m.)
PAMF to break ground on $200 million campus
After a decade of planning to build a new four-story medical campus in San Carlos, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation received the go-ahead from the California State Water Quality Control Board to build on a formerly contaminated industrial site. (Posted April 20 at 3:57 p.m.)
Slight rise is state unemployment rate
Bay Area jobless numbers rose slightly in March, following a statewide trend that saw a small uptick in California's unemployment rate in the past month, according to a report released Friday by the state's Employment Development Department. (Posted April 20 at 1:51 p.m.)
High-speed-rail analysis sets stage for more lawsuits
The state agency charged with building California's high-speed rail system approved on Thursday a long-debated environmental analysis for the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles line -- a voluminous document that the project's opponents immediately characterized as an invitation to more lawsuits. (Posted April 19 at 4:34 p.m.)
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Now whenever I'm feeling like
Life, ain't dealing the right
Cards, though I ain't fulfilled, I'm-
Still, l'm still never stale or contrite
Prevailed through strife
Now my mind's in convalescence
Still 9 times out of 10
Shit, I'm non compos mentis
Stress and emotions shifting
Coped with pop's coke addiction
My road to perdition
Has stood the course that most predicted
Those admissions ain't need a oath or no religion
See, me and sanity ain't close but we co-existing
I was raised by OG's in the streets & RZA beats
That recipe & sitting in grief, released my inner beast
Peep, these women'll creep, & snakes are diggin in deep
Through the grass, I'm slipping'em then I behead'em
& skin'em before being bitten and venom excretes
I'm, reaching my imminent peak
My only equivalents' are legends resting in peace
Seen rifles blasted, live from Flatbush, to find my passage
I tried all tactics, read vital chapters
Felt closer to the end, so I read the Bible backwards
Them lights are flashing
I sneak by'em, I don't write for the masses
(No, no!)
I'm nothing like you and I don't like you bastards
Iconoclastic, mindset, yet even I'm distracted
& enticed by that ice & cash
Well who likes they life so average?
No! Nino's, e-go's, not affected by placebo
I was infected by Pacino's perfected role of Carlito
My city needs no hero, I'm heavent-sent no Tebow
You can't beat'em
I'm the reason they invented them cheat codes


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this thread is done it should be closed or whatever
thursday TNT game is key game for Knicks
even when Nets will be playing without their few key players
that is still very meaningful game.
guess the ESPN haters got it right after all
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
The only thing it means is Woodson lasts for another game as coach.
We have lost to teams without their main players. Bobcats lost Kemba Walker for most of game, we lost. Pelicans lost Anthony Davis, we lost. "We find ways to lose."
That is pretty bad, Hit the eject button already
"The Knicks are back" - Amare
truth this is key game but i wanted to see full roster in both sides but now it really doesnt matter
i see chemistry only in MELO BARGS and PRIGIONi
but Woodson decisions is key for loosing IF u got the lead and roster is working why u are putting back players that makes To's and run for opponent.


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My Review of the 2009 Toronto Blue Jays
In this segment of the review of the 2009 American League teams I am going to be chatting about the Toronto Blue Jays. Our neighbor to the north has been one of the franchises i have been longing to visit for some time. More for the fact of staying in the hotel that actually has its hotel room window overlooking the turf in Rogers Centre. I must remind everyone again that these comments being made are my opinion and I am in no way trying to bury any actual facts or rumors within its content. But with that in mind, if I have heard any ramblings or even murmurs from within the whispers of the Internet, I will bring them to you in the review.
The Toronto Blue Jays started out the 2008 season on a high note, The team began to make a run starting in April by winning 4 out of their first 6 games, including a weekend sweep of the Boston Red Sox at home. But all the thrill turned just as fast into pain as the team ended that month going win less in 8 out of the last 9 contests in April. But in May the club posted a 20-10 record and looked to going upward in the American League East. The squad held onto the number three spot late into the season before the New York Yankees pull themselves out of the cellar and began their march towards the top.
The Blue Jays tried to stay in the A L East race with the Yankees, but a 15-9 record in September was not enough to catch the Bronx Bombers. Toronto ended the year in 4th place in the American League East with a record of 86-76. The Blue Jays did get some great pitching throughout the season, but it was not enough to pull them closer to the eventual A L East crown. The team did however did perform well against divisional foes, winning 36 games during the season. They split the yearly series with the Yankees at 9-9, and were held off by Boston 8-11 and Tampa Bay 7-11 during the years divisional series.
The Blue Jay will only be bring into camp two starters from the 2008 staff that posted at least 12 games last season. One member of that rotation is the 2008 American League Cy Young candidate, Roy Halladay. He posted a 20-11 record in 2008 with 206 strikeouts. It is actually a good thing when you have one of your returning starters being one of the best pitchers in the American League. The other returning starter is young Jesse Litsch, who went 13-9 with a high 3.58 ERA in his rookie season. In 2008, Litsch began throwing a four-seam fastball that lead to some of his late season success on the mound. After these two, the rotation might be a bit muddy until the middle of the Spring Training games.
The team had a bevy of good pitchers come up in 2008 who showed the talent and ability to get the job done at the major league level. David Purcey came up on July 23rd and made 12 starts for the team. He is suspected that Purcey might battle for the number 3 slot in the rotation this season. With starting pitcher Shawn Marcum out for the season with Tommy John's surgery on his elbow. Dustin McGowan, who is also sidelined for the Jays was originally not expected to be back from his right shoulder surgery until at least May. But recent developments might even push that date back a month or two.
The rest of the rotation might be a bit of a piece-by-piece audition under fire for a few of the Toronto Triple-A candidates. A lot of that pressure will be pushed onto Craig Jannsen's shoulder to come back from his shoulder injury in 2008 and pitch effectively for the Jays. With Jannsen hopefully manning the 4th slot in the rotation, the last piece might come from a group of four candidates. the first three have limited experience at the major league level, but Scott Richmond ( 1-3 ) and former Oriole Brian Burres ( 7-10 ) seem to have the early lead in taking the fifth spot. There is another candidate that just might work out for the Blue Jays and provide not only some veteran experience, but some much needed pitching skill in minor league signee Matt Clements.
It is not known yet what state Clements skills will be, but the team brought him in on a minor league contract, so the cost would be minimal to see if the ex-starter still has some gas in his tank. Clements has said that his velocity is up to about 89, which is where it was before his torn labrum took him out of the Red Sox rotation in 2006. The main question with Clements is if his mechanics have been sorted out and if he can be counted on for the entire season for the Jays. Another option available to the Jays might be in their off season signing of former Detroit leftie Mike Maroth. He also might be an interesting person to keep an eye on since he currently has a left knee situation, but has told the team he would like to try and pitch through it until the team can at least get McGowan back in the rotation. Maroth is two year removed from the major leagues, and is considered a long shot to make the team's rotation.
One area that will not be a huge worry for the Jays in 2009 will be their Bullpen. Even with the recent news that reliever Scott Downs might be down after suffering a 'twinge" the other day while throwing. Downs has previously had a Tommy John's surgery and the team is taking precautions to rule out another injury to that region of his elbow. But on the good news side of the street is the re-emergence of closer B J Ryan, who is ready for the season. The Jay are hoping for a repeat of the 2006 edition of Ryan this year, but they will keep a close eye on him after some spotty control issues in late 2008. The Blue Jays also secured some pieces of the relief pie earlier in the year with the signings of Brian Tallett, Jason Frasor and Brandon League.
All three members will again be counted on to provide middle inning support for the team until they can give the ball to Ryan again in the 9th inning. Tallet went 51 appearances and struck out 47 last year. He held right handed batters to a .227 average last year. Tallet has seemed to found his niche with the Jays as a middle reliever. Jason Frasor is another one of the Jay relievers who seems to have found a way to confuse right handers at the plate. They hit only .174 against him in 49 appearances in 2008. Frasor has been known to throw a 12-6 slider at around 80-86 mph. the pitch is very deceptive and has given him a great weapon on the mound.
League is the fire baller of the bunch, which is added by his low angle delivery and can throw to 100 mph with movement on the bal
l. League made only 31 appearances in 2008, but he struck out 23 in 33 innings of work. The last member of the Bullpen might be Jeremy Accardo. It was Accrado who stepped in most nights in the closer role for the Jays while Ryan was rehabbing his injury. Accardo went 4-6 in save opportunities in 2008, and will move back into the set-up man role for the team in 2009.
The Blue Jay infield is a bit of an enigma. Lyle Overbay is a solid first baseman and can be dangerous at the plate. But his lack of power might have been the reason for the Jays to sign former Oriole Kevin Millar to a minor league contract. Millar will probably be on the Jays Opening Day roster because of his right handed power and ability to play multiple positions on the field. His clubhouse demeanor might also be a welcome addition to the Jays team because he is known for his low key positive attitude and enthusiasm for the game.
The Jays do have some power on the other corner of the infield in the form of third baseman Scott Rolen. He is not the bold power hitter he was years ago, but he is a solid defensive corner man who hit .262 and 11 homers for the team in 2008. At second base, the team is hoping that Aaron Hill can overcome that scary collision in 2008 to regain his confidence and position. the Jays need a fresh and restored Hill, who only played 55 games for the team before he suffered a concussion in a routine play in Oakland in which former Jays shortstop David Eckstein accidently slammed his elbow into the side of Hill's head. The injury that day took him out of the lineup for the rest of the year.
Hill is proclaiming he is ready for the year, and with shortstop Marco Scutaro will be a part of one of the better double play combination in the American League. Scutaro is a contact hitter who has little bouts of power and hit .267, with 60 RBI's in 2008. He is a decent run provider, and has good speed on the base paths. The infield of the Toronto Blue Jays were their weak spot in 2008. Not in the defensive department, but at the plate. The infield doesn't have the power they have had in recent years, and that might also be a cause for concern early in 2009. But the Jays do have experience behind the plate. After letting go of long time catcher Gregg Zaun in the off season, the job now falls to Rod Barajas. Again we have a guy who hit only .249 last season, with 11 homers and 49 RBI's.
The outfield of the Toronto team is considered by many to be the weakest outfield in the American League. This is not based on talent or ability, but on their collective batting averages and power numbers in 2008.. Starting out in center field will be Vernon Wells, who by his own admission struggled in 2008 and did not post the type of numbers he expected out of himself. But Wells did manage to hit .300 with 20 homers and 78 RBI's. Recently Wells suffered a hamstring injury during a Spring Training workout, but the injury might keep him out of the lineup for the first month in 2009. If you might remember, Well suffered a Grade 2 strain on his left hamstring against the Orioles on July 9, 2008. The injury might actually be some of the scar tissue tearing from the last injury, which he recently suffered on the same leg. Wells is hoping that the injury will heal fast so he can make up for the number he posted during the 2008 season.
In left field, the Jay will send out a platoon of Adam Lind and Travis Snider. Both might get a chance to swap positions during the season, with one of the two probably manning the Designated hitter spot for the Jays during the year. Lind posted a .282 average with 40 RBI's last season Snider, who batted .301 in his 14 games in 2008 should provide some insurance and some more power numbers for the 2009 edition of the Blue Jays outfield. But the gem of the outfield has to be right fielder Alex Rios. He only hit .291 with 15 homers and 79 RBI's, but his power number have gotten steadily better in the last few years, and his strong arm keeps runners at bay on the base paths.
The overall outlook for the Toronto Blue Jays might not be great if you notice that not one returning starter hit 20 home runs, and their leading RBI guy ( Rios) had only 79 for the year. This might be the year that a few of the Jays players come out and prove their worth to their club and Jays Manager Cito Gaston. The team will depend on young players and starters to try and go beyond their current potentials to have banner years for the team. With their rotation in a state of flux, the main thing might be to get some long inning starts out of their young staff and then put it in the hands of the Bullpen to secure the games for the Jays.
I think we might have to forecast a long summer for the Toronto team. If their hitting and their pitching picks up, they could go above the 75 win plateau. that might be a backslide from the 86 wins in 2008, but with a rotation with so many questions at this time. I do not see them making a threat like they did in 2008 for third place, and maybe not even fourth place in the division. Also not out of the question might be the trading of Halladay sometime late in the summer to another team. I hope this does not happen and they begin to dismantle this team piece by piece. Toronto has a great bunch of players who will sweat and bleed for their manager this season. I am not sure it will be enough to post over 75 wins, but you can bet they will do everything in their power to secure a winning season.
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Storen could earn more save opportunities
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
KANSAS CITY -- Nationals manager Davey Johnson hasn't ruled out right-hander Drew Storen closing more games the rest of the season. Johnson acknowledged that he is concerned about closer Rafael Soriano, who has allowed seven runs in his last 11 1/3 innings.
"I don't know if I overworked him, but his numbers aren't as good as they been have in the past," Johnson said.
Since Storen return from the Minor Leagues, he has retired 15 out of the 16 hitters he has faced and Johnson feels Storen is back to the pitcher who saved 43 games in 2011.
Ramos credits Suzuki for evolution as catcher
KANSAS CITY -- With Kurt Suzuki traded to the A's on Thursday night, Wilson Ramos will be the everyday catcher. Although Ramos is pleased to play every day behind the plate, he called Suzuki a great teammate.
When Spring Training started this season, Ramos made sure he learned a lot about the game from Suzuki. He said Suzuki had more experience than he did. Ramos had the same experience with Ivan Rodriguez in 2011.
"I like to be close to them. I asked them about everything. Every day, I learned something different," Ramos said. "Kurt knows a lot. He has a lot of experience. He helped me a lot. I saw him play and I learned a lot.
"I know it was a hard moment for the team, because he was a good player, good teammate and he had a pretty good relationship [with everyone] here. We will suffer for that, but we need to understand that this is a business. We have to respect the decision."
Ramos is having a solid season, hitting .292 with eight home run and 31 RBIs entering Friday's action against the Royals. After missing so much time due to hamstring injuries this season, Ramos said he is healthy and is ready to play every day.
"This is an opportunity to play more. That's a big responsibility for me. I'm ready to take it," he said.
Nats would listen to trade offers for Haren
KANSAS CITY -- Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said he would listen to trade offers regarding right-hander Dan Haren. Rizzo would want a lot in return, however.
The Nationals have already placed Haren on revocable trade waivers, but he cleared waivers and can be traded to any team.
"We would certainly listen. I wouldn't do my job if we didn't. We would have to get ourselves a good package of players for us to consider moving him," Rizzo said.
Haren said he is not thinking about his future with the Nationals. He is only thinking about Sunday's start against the Royals. A few weeks ago, however, he felt he would not be back with the team because of his overall performance. In 24 games, Haren is 8-11 with a 4.64 ERA with one save.
"Whatever happens, happens. It's out of my control," Haren said.
Espinosa may not earn September callup
KANSAS CITY -- The Nationals are expected to promote their September callups in a little over a week and there is a possibility second baseman Danny Espinosa won't be one of them.
Entering Friday's action, Espinosa is 49-for-268 [.202] with two home runs, 17 RBIs and 89 strikeouts for Triple-A Syracuse.
"It remains to be seen," manager Davey Johnson said. "He is not making the adjustments we were hoping he would make. He is a tremendous talent. That decision will be made probably in the middle of the week."
General manager Mike Rizzo will make the final decision if Espinosa will be back in the big leagues this year. If he does, Espinosa most likely will not play every day. Anthony Rendon will remain the everyday second baseman.
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. He also can be found on Twitter @WashinNats. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Town Square
What is happening with our downtown?
Original post made by Downtown Resident, Amador Estates, on Jan 27, 2009
Comments (24)
a resident of Canyon Creek
on Jan 27, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Which store is closing? or closed? I was in downtown a couple of weeks ago but didn't notice any new stores being closed.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 27, 2009 at 10:50 pm
I don't know about very recently, but there are plenty of vacant storefronts. How many businesses can afford the $20k+ for the former Domus spot? Think about how much you would have to sell per month to cover rent, utilities, insurance, employees, etc. It's ridiculous.
The killer for me was the pleasanton hotel. While I do not know the particulars of the lease problems with the person who owns that space, there does seem to be an indication that landlords are not really willing to work with tenants to come up with viable solutions.
Personally I think they are greedy.
I hope pleasanton will be able to maintain its very charming and unique downtown character where we have some very nice small businesses. This is going to be difficult given how unwilling landlords seem to be in making reasonable lease agreements. Personally, I don't know how anything other than a chain could survive downtown in this economy, at least in some of the larger or more prominent spaces.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 27, 2009 at 10:50 pm
I don't know about very recently, but there are plenty of vacant storefronts. How many businesses can afford the $20k+ for the former Domus spot? Think about how much you would have to sell per month to cover rent, utilities, insurance, employees, etc. It's ridiculous.
The killer for me was the pleasanton hotel. While I do not know the particulars of the lease problems with the person who owns that space, there does seem to be an indication that landlords are not really willing to work with tenants to come up with viable solutions.
Personally I think they are greedy.
I hope pleasanton will be able to maintain its very charming and unique downtown character where we have some very nice small businesses. This is going to be difficult given how unwilling landlords seem to be in making reasonable lease agreements. Personally, I don't know how anything other than a chain could survive downtown in this economy, at least in some of the larger or more prominent spaces.
a resident of Downtown
on Jan 28, 2009 at 8:24 am
Can't afford the rent, property management keeps raising the rent even in this economy! I am going out of business in April.
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on Jan 28, 2009 at 8:34 am
As the downtown became more "cookie cutter" in what it had to offer (salons, restaurants) and less "unique," I found myself shopping there and dining there less and less. Why line a landlord's pocket?
The empty storefronts are a direct result of unreasonable landlords, their greed, and Pleasanton's lack of leadership in this area.
a resident of Ruby Hill
on Jan 28, 2009 at 8:44 am
I agree that the landlords are driving the changes downtown. First is was the landlord at Kollin Hardware, then Domus, and now the Pleasanton Hotel that are driving out the merchants. Pleasanton is not Walnut Creek with chain stores that can operate on slim margins in their businesses due to volume and corporate support. ANd nor would I like it to be like WC.
We need the Council and elected officials to encoruage the landlords to continue building Pleasanton's downtown area in a reasonable fashion with proper,a dn nont excessive returns. Otherwise we will continue losing stores and everyone will end up with a blighted dwontwon experience that will also reduce property values in this extraordinary time.
a resident of Birdland
on Jan 28, 2009 at 9:02 am
I know how you feel. We need to do something to keep our downtown alive! It is what everyone loves about Pleasanton.
a resident of Mohr Park
on Jan 28, 2009 at 10:04 am
Daily I am amazed, delighted, disgusted, and intrigued by the various postings on this blog. Mostly I refrain from input, but I couldn't pass up responding to Downtown Resident.
Have you read any of the hometown news, let alone, blog postings about this issue? Your questions were posted as if you have lived in a bubble and been dropped into the middle of downtown yesterday.
If you're interested in keeping up with what the City Council is doing, sign up for "Electronic City Council Agenda Notification" at (Web Link). If you really want to get involved, you can even provide input to the Council.
If you were a Pleasanton business owner (I'm guessing from your post you are not) you could get involved with the Chamber of Commerce, or any of the other Pleasanton business organizations.
And, of course, Pleasantonians have not been shy on this blog about their feelings on the downtown situation. May I also suggest the following post topics for your review?
"Council calls for quick action on Downtown Stimulus Plan"
"Pleasanton Hotel restaurant to close on New Year's Day"
"Use of empty storefronts"
"Losing two great businesses downtown"
"Businesses Downtown"
There are more, but these were ones that I found. TMI?
a resident of Mission Park
on Jan 28, 2009 at 10:56 am
We should charge the landlords with empty stores for the lost tax revenue :)
a resident of Val Vista
on Jan 28, 2009 at 10:57 am
You haven't seen many businesses leaving yet because they have to get someone to take over their expensive leases. The stores that are leaving have already announced that they are leaving to other business owners, the PDA and their landlords in hope that someone will be able to help them find someone interested in taking over their lease. When times were good, there was a long list of people looking for store front space in downtown. We need to remember that the economy is driving many of the issues in our downtown. The best way to support improvements in downtown is to get involved. I'm sure the city council would love to hear from its residents.
a resident of another community
on Jan 28, 2009 at 11:08 am
First thing they should do is get a voodoo doll of the greedy landlord who owns the pleasanton hotel's space...
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on Jan 28, 2009 at 11:13 am
I prefer to shop downtown. I don't think of it as "lining a landlord's pocket." I think of it as helping a small business survive. The downtown area employs a lot of Pleasanton residents. The quality of customer service is GREAT downtown. At Christmas time, I needed books for several children, various ages. I went into Towne Center Books and gave Judy the list, and she handpicked books for all the kids. The kids loved the books!! Fleet Feet -- WOW!! Not only are there 300 thread count socks wonderful, but my feet were diagnosed, so to speak, and the proper athletic shoes were recommended. My feet are very happy! I haven't had a bad meal downtown, from Bob's Burgers at one end to Gay 90's. We can all help keep downtown charming by shopping and eating there!
a resident of Stoneridge Park
on Jan 28, 2009 at 1:43 pm
As I mentioned in this blog last week, this is a time when it is in the community's best interest for all of us to work together. Shopping downtown as much as possible certainly helps.
The problem for the community is that if the choices of businesses downtown narrows to banks, hair and beauty salons and restaurants, the reasons for going downtown narrows. My shopping needs are significantly exceed what the downtown offers. I feel we need to become more diverse in the downtown business offerings.
There is no doubt in my mind, that rents in the downtown are inappropriately high for the current economic times. Empty stores create a blight on the neighborhood landscape. They also significantly reduce the city's income. The situation continues to snowball as it feeds on itself. This must be avoided to protect all of our investments. A "vacancy tax" may sound like a "Berkley liberal" idea, however, it would not be necessary if all of us worked together to maintain the quality of life in our city.
As a community we all need to work on this issue, including the landlords of the downtown buildings, the city, the residents and business.
We need reliable public transit to the downtown because of the lack of parking. There are nearly 6,500 businesses based in Pleasanton and they employ the better part of 100,000 people. Most of the people employed by these businesses live outside of Pleasanton. We need a way to introduce these people to the downtown area. Traffic and parking being major obstacles to visiting the downtown prevents many of these people from discovering and enjoying this part of our city. We could use a bus or tram service to go from BART and the Hacienda Business Park to the downtown and back at lunch time or after the work shift.
We need to think differently in these times. It is in all of our best interests.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 28, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Well maybe if we had owners from Pleasanton they would care and maybe some are from Pleasanton, but I have heard someone from Danville owns the Pleasanton hotel property and if people from other cities, counties or states own are downtown then we should expect greed as they don't have a stake in downtown. Even if you are a Plesanton owner of property downtown and you sell to someone from out of our city you are selling us out.
a resident of Downtown
on Jan 28, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Everytime I drive by the empty Pleasanton Hotel it makes me sad...I miss the big heart glass sculpture in the window, and all the knick knack things that just made it so old fashioned...More importantly I am sad to wonder where all the older folks that came in so regularly are dining now....shame.
a resident of Birdland
on Jan 28, 2009 at 4:37 pm
The city charges an outrageous overhead! If they wouldn't be so greedy, then maybe our quaint businesses could keep their doors open! The City has created what we are seeing - maybe they will finally get a clue and lower the rents!
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on Jan 28, 2009 at 8:50 pm
I can't stress enough how much city council needs to hear all of our voices. It is so true that property owners hold the key. They are the ones that get to choose who goes into their buildings. Within the downtown area we have almost 70 hair/nail salons/spas. We only have 39 retail stores and now we are losing 3 or 4 of them. The city council is looking at ways to change this, but last time the property owners came out in full force and killed all the plans. This time the residents need to let city council know how they feel.
I believe the Pleasanton Hotel was shut down for major renovations.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 28, 2009 at 9:34 pm
I find it strange that some readers have so little a grasp of economics. If the rents are too high for the current economy and location, businesses will move or close and the location will stay empty for a time. Then the owner will realize that some rent is better than no rent and make a more reasonable lease to someone, or sell to someone who thinks he can make a go of it with more efficient practices. There is no "greedy" or "not greedy". The space is a commodity.
Other factors are property taxes, corporate tax rates, utility rates, advertising rates, license fees, payroll taxes, and prevailing wages and the labor supply, to name a few. The miracle of the system is that the actions of many working in their own interest create a balance. Sometimes the cyclic workings of that process produce empty stores for a time.
We, the people, have chosen to make it hard to do business here. We have nearly socialized the process of owning, operating, and renovating property. We are reaping what we have sown.
a resident of Downtown
on Jan 28, 2009 at 10:31 pm
I am the Pleasanton resident that likes our downtown to be different and unique. But what do I do downtown?
Shop the Farmers' Market.
Eat downtown once a month.
Window shop.
Have an ice cream cone.
I like the idea of the fun downtown to stroll around, show off to out-of-town friends, sit outside and have lunch. But I honestly don't spend that much $$ at the merchants on Main. Not that I go to the Big Box stores, but my family doesn't need alot of the items sold on Main Street.
It's a shame, but it's true.
a resident of another community
on Jan 30, 2009 at 11:22 am
Here's a suggestion that might help the downtown shop owners but won't help Pleasanton much. Move to downtown Livermore! (Please no salons or banks). I'm sure the rents are more reasonable and I beleive there are incentive programs available because this is a redevelopment area.
a resident of Heritage Oaks
on Jan 30, 2009 at 1:23 pm
But then they'ed be in Livermore. Yechhh
a resident of Downtown
on Feb 1, 2009 at 3:32 pm
Ytrewq makes a good point here. The downtown shops aren't here as part of the decor. If they are serious about making money (or not losing it) there are alternatives. Livermor's downtown does seem to have some vigor even now. Future alternatives are Dublin's Santana Row type development across from Hacienda Crossings and San Ramon is builing a "downtown" from scratch. We need to be competetive to keep our downtown.
a resident of Golden Eagle
on Apr 17, 2009 at 6:40 pm
What happened to the buildings and the shops between 719 and 739 on Main St. It looks like buildings have been torn down?
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on Apr 28, 2017 at 4:01 am
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The good people at CFI have been getting spammed by the usual cranky suspects on twitter, so they have officially announced their policy for blocking people on twitter. It's a good set of general rules, and is actually simple common sense: there are people out there who don't recognize reasonable limits and use twitter for non-stop harassment. I personally am pretty liberal about blocking — with something like a hundred thousand followers, it's fairly easy to get swamped with noise, and one person trying to dominate a conversation can really derail everything. As Fidalgo points out, "'block and ignore' is Twitter's own advice about handling this kind of thing."
There are six comments on the announcement so far. Would you believe every one of them is from a slymepitter whining bitterly about the policy? Yes, of course you would. When all they've got is "raw hectoring" and abuse to offer, of course they're going to complain when someone declares that they won't be listening to raw hectoring and abuse.


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Amare is not athletic.
o no we all know whats gonna happen,he is draining our guards so he can put his minion toney douglas in to finish the game
I come back to CPU and check box and see LIN has 17 points!
Where is the timeout from MDA when it's obvious our guys are tired? I know... He'll wait until we're on a run.
At this point i think we can all agree Chandler > Amarknee Pussemire easily
Lin does everything for us now...
Imagine if we had a legit Pg man we could be doing damage that's why we should have kept Felton
We need to cut Bibby and pick up another Driving Pg that's more athletic
Knicks 2012
Lin has to stay in for the rest of the game even though he is exhausted, he is why were winning right now and he is bringing the energy and momentum right now so if D Antoni takes him out thatd be a terrible decision
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Lily Abreu, Jessica Weatherford and Josie Maria Bazilio all had season-high efforts in scoring for the Golden Suns.
Abreu had 15 points and six steals, Weatherford scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Bazilio added nine points and three steals.
"Not only did those players score, they played good defense," said Arkansas Tech head coach Dave Wilbers when asked about Abreu, Weatherford and Bazilio. "It seems like on any given night we are having different players step up for us. Lily feels healthy, and she got us off to a good start. Jessica was very physical tonight. Credit Christian Brothers — it was a physical game tonight."
Natalia Santos, the reigning Great American Conference player of the week, scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Golden Suns. Tech's Samanta Ludwig notched nine points and eight rebounds.
Arkansas Tech was 29-of-64 (45 percent) from the field. The Golden Suns out-rebounded CBU 29-16 in the second half to finish with a 51-35 rebounding edge for the game.
Tech held a 46-20 edge in points in the paint, a 23-11 advantage in points off turnovers and a 25-6 margin in fast break points.
Jasmine Ellis led Christian Brothers with 13 points.
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Pioneer Mountains (ID) > Standhope Peak > Climber's Log
Standhope Peak Climber's Log
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|Standhope Peak loop SE ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2015
|Came in via Jarvis trail. Having done the loop from the Baptie Lake side before, i preferred this direction much better even if it is a little bit longer. Elevation gain from the trailhead was steady and comfortable. Dropped a pack and extra gear on the saddle and made a "run" for the summit under a cloud that threatened to change our plans. However, all went well. Good fun!
|Posted Jul 26, 2015 4:36 pm
|SE Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 6, 2014
|Packed into Baptie Lake on July 4 and summited Standhope from the saddle above Goat Lake. Fun scramble up the ridge. Fantastic views!
|Posted Jul 7, 2014 12:10 pm
|Southeast Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2011
|A super fun and straightforward scramble. Views from the summit were fantastic - mtn ranges and recognizable peaks in all directions. The view across Fall Crk into Angel Lake was incredible. Could not find a summit register! Most memorable: at Baptie Lake that morning, we had a (hopefully) once in a lifetime experience when a wolverine loped into our camp during breakfast. Fortunately, it left without incident. It was seen again later that morning at Goat Lake doing somersaults down a snowbank.
|Posted Aug 15, 2011 8:28 pm
|Scrambling Man
|Great Area
Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2010
|Hiked Broad Canyon Trail to Goat Lake, then headed up to saddle between Goat & Betty. Followed the SE Ridge to the top. Killer views of the Pios, Lost Rivers & White Clouds. Made it a loop hike by taking the Jarvis Trail back to the car.
|Posted Jul 10, 2010 11:36 pm
|Southeast Ridge
Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2009
|Lots of snow. XC last 2 miles through the snow. Goat lake totally covered. Ridge was easy scramble until 2oo ft below top where I detoured onto steep snow instead of climbing difficult step. Then finally fun class 3 last bit. Spectacular view of Pioneers at good altitude.
|Posted Jul 9, 2009 5:25 pm
|Southeast Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2008
|Packed in to Baptie Lake with my wife and climbed Standhope via the Southeast Ridge. Great scramble and great views all the way to the top! The rock was really solid the whole way.
|Posted Jul 5, 2008 11:46 pm
|skunk ape
|Great Hike
|climbed all three!
|Posted Feb 26, 2007 11:50 pm
|Nice area
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2006
|Scrambled up the ridge from the Goat Lake/ Betty Lake saddle. Its steep but mainly class 2 other than maybe a little easy, but loose, class 3 right at the top. I highly recommend this area which is one of the more scenic areas of Idaho.
|Posted Sep 11, 2006 4:55 am
|In Utero
Date Climbed: Jul 2, 2000
|From the Wildhorse Canyon area to Surprise Valley, my expecting wife and I backpacked in. I scrambled to the summit from this camp through wildflowers and mountain goat hair stuck on the brush.
|Posted Sep 8, 2006 6:47 am
|Super Dave
|Southwest Ridge
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2006
|Backpacked in to Baptie Lake the day before. Left camp the next morning and climbed through the loose rock above Goat Lake before making it to the saddle between Standhope and Peak 11887'. Climbed 11887' first (very cool), then dropped back down to the saddle and made the scramble up Standhope. My hiking partners were waiting for me on the summit after they'd climbed the southeast ridge. Trip Report
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Humbled Men Take the Jobs of Womenfolk
How bad is America's neverending recession? So bad that The American Man—mind enfeebled by Axe body spray fumes and Spanx-induced circulatory cutoff—now thinks nothing of taking a job that has traditionally been held primarily by women, so that he may earn money to pay for food, clothing, and shelter. The evidence is clear: "An analysis of census data by The New York Times shows that from 2000 to 2010, occupations that are more than 70 percent female accounted for almost a third of all job growth for men, double the share of the previous decade."
More male teachers. More male bank tellers. More male nurses. Hell, there are so many male waitresses now, someone will have to come up with a new word for "waitress," denoting a waitress that has a penis.
What is next—male prostitutes?
Gentle reader, I ask you: is this what your father would want? A son, with a stable job in a growing field? Did the gays talk you into this? Has the "Bravo Network" eroded our standards to the point that we think nothing of an American Man—the same kind of man that violently subjugated minorities at home and abroad for centuries—serving iced tea to elderly folks at the Cracker Barrel, for tips? Do you think that Chester A. Arthur bided his time in front of a kindergarten class? Not unless he was invited in to speak on career day, my son. But after that he left.
The only good part of this is the whole "taking jobs away from women" thing.


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The M6 reels it in fairly quickly and then pulls away just slightly up top. The GT3 RS 4.0 hangs in there really well especially considering it is down on power (457 to the wheels versus around ~500 wheel) and does not have a quick shifting dual clutch transmission. With a better dry launch this would be a very, very close race between the two cars. The GT3 does a great job with is naturally aspirated smaller motor.
This same GT3 previously was seen in action versus a Nissan GTR that put much more distance on the GT3. Yet, we recently saw a video of an F13 M6 putting bus lengths on a GTR. So what's with the seemingly opposite outcomes? What is seen in the video below sure supports the GTR that raced this same GT3 RS 4.0 having a tune in addition to its exhaust mods.


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Three-day I/O Fest '13 opens today at Williams
Young musicians using altered instruments, video collages and spoken words will push the boundaries of contemporary sounds in a three-day festival of adventurous new music from around the globe, starting tonight at Williams College's '62 Center for Theatre and Dance.
I/O Fest '13 will feature five concerts with several world premieres, the music of 20 composers, and performances by the I/O Ensemble and IOTA, and special guests Contemporaneous, Paul de Jong, and Melissa St. Pierre.
All events, organized by the Williams music department, are free and open to the public.
Neither tickets nor reservations are required.
Tonight, composer, cellist, and audio scavenger Paul de Jong will present a first peek into his forthcoming solo show "Mild Stimulants," featuring recent compositions and several premieres.
De Jong performs on cello and arpeggione, a six-string instrument that is bowed like a cello, but shares many characteristics with the guitar. He manipulates live loops, spoken word, and his signature samples and mixes this with video collages.
Melissa St. Pierre will bring a "prepared" piano -- one that has been physically altered to produce different sounds than the standard instrument. Her program ties recent centennial celebrations of the composer John Cage to the music and technology of today.
Friday features the I/O Ensemble presenting music by living composers and three world premieres that probe the far corners corners of contemporary music.
Saturday's program includes the annual "Out of the Box" concert in the glass dance studio of the '62 Center.
Members of the festival's resident ensembles perform small ensemble and solo works. Titled "Syntax of Snow," the works take advantage of the glass-walled performance space and its view of the wintry scene outside.
I/O Fest '13 will conclude with IOTA, a student-run group of Williams musicians, and special guests Contemporaneous, a New York-based new music ensemble.
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Alpine Lakes Wilderness > Mount Daniel > Climber's Log
Mount Daniel Climber's Log
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|Route Climbed: Peggy's Pond/Daniel Glacier
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2007
|Climbed this as a final "student-led" objective for a 13-day mountaineering course. What a great climb! The views of Rainier, Baker and other peaks were outstanding. Shared the summit with great friends. It appears that all the glaciers on this mountain are disappearing. This was a sobering realization.
|Posted Jul 18, 2007 1:18 pm
|SE ridge
|Nice climb with great friends.
|Posted Jun 20, 2007 2:29 am
|Pea Soup Lake
|Skirted Pea Soup Lake and up the glacier.
|Posted Mar 1, 2007 1:35 am
|Southeast ridge
|Still one of my favorites. Saw two 5-year olds at the top. Total hardcores.
|Posted Jan 5, 2007 1:18 am
|Dennis Poulin
|Southeast Ridge
Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2006
|This was a great climb on a beautiful day. A long dayhike that took me about 10 hours via the Cathedral Rock Trailhead.
|Posted Oct 9, 2006 6:04 pm
|perfect weather!
Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2005
|went up SE ridge and did the middle and west peaks. what an excellent climb! topped it off with a dip in peggy's pond and mexican food at el caporal in cle elum.
|Posted Jul 9, 2006 7:00 am
|Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge
|Fun trip. Went in via Peggys Pond. Summited 3 of the 5 peaks. Clouds began to break up as we ascended the true summit giving us views of Hinman, and a peak at pea soup lake.We dedided to make a loop of it.Our descent took us down past Jade and Spade lakes, visiting deadhead lake and back out past deep lake.
|Posted Feb 27, 2006 3:55 am
|Snidely Whiplash
|Route Climbed: Peggy's Pond/Southeast Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2003
|One of the most beautiful climbs I've ever done.
|Posted Feb 23, 2006 4:16 pm
|Route Climbed: Hyas Creek Glacier Date Climbed: 11 September, 2005
|Camped at Peggy's pond, and summited the next day in a white-out. The route finding put us on fourth class terrian trying to connect the lower and upper glaciers. No view that day.
|Posted Dec 23, 2005 12:28 am
|Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: 10/23/05
|Spent the night at Peggys pond. Great weather on the way up till I hit the southern saddle of the eastern summit. No views while on top of the true summit. But the weather cleared again as I descended. On my descent I dropped across the snowfield and traversed the granite slabs and loose choss on the nothern side of the Hyas glacier. Beautiful area.
|Posted Oct 29, 2005 4:59 pm
|Route Climbed: Hyas Glacier Date Climbed: September 2005
|An amazing climb with some unbelievable views! Went up Hyas Creek Glacier and up the wall, but next time it might be fun to do Lynch Glacier.
|Posted Oct 10, 2005 2:47 pm
|Route Climbed: Southeast Ridge Date Climbed: June 2005
|What a climb! This was one of the better hikes I've ever done, thanks to beautiful weather and a great mix of scenery. We camped at Peggys Pond and started up first thing in the morning. I wasn't expecting the route from the main trail to Peggys Pond to be so hairy. I definately want to come back here.
|Posted Sep 21, 2005 12:38 am
|Route Climbed: Lynch Glacier Date Climbed: July 2000
|Posted Sep 4, 2005 1:05 pm
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|Done in combination with climb of Cathedral Rock on the previous day. Anchor failure on Cathedral Rock was nearly disastrous. Uneventful slog up the basin and traverse to reach the summit of Mt Daniel.
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|Route Climbed: The Lynch Glacier Date Climbed: June 5, 2004
|Did this two day climb death march style and knocked it out in one day. Sorry no pics my camera battery froze. I guess I have to go back and do it again now.
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|Route Climbed: Lynch Glacier Date Climbed: August 11, 2002
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Last post Jan 07, 2010 07:56 AM by imran_ku07
Jan 04, 2010 05:55 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
I have a dynamic gridview.I have emp_id in label which is hidden.I want to get emp_id in javascript.
javascript gridview asp .net 3.5
Jan 04, 2010 06:03 AM|XIII|LINK
if you set the label control to visibility=false then it won't get rendered. Use a <asp:HiddenField> control instead.
Grz, Kris.
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Jan 04, 2010 06:18 AM|raju dasa|LINK
Show ur Gridview (table) markup code from view-source from browser.
so that u can get quick solutions here.
Happy Coding.
Jan 04, 2010 06:50 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
but i want to hide gridview column how can i do that. If i am using template field visible false then again same situation occured.
Jan 04, 2010 06:53 AM|XIII|LINK
mamtaguptausing template field visible false
As I said before, when you set it to Visible=false, it won't get rendered to the browser. Use a hiddenfield instead or use css to make the column invisible.
Grz, Kris.
Jan 04, 2010 07:06 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
css can hide a dynamic grid column. If you have that css code please provide me.
Jan 04, 2010 07:18 AM|XIII|LINK
in css create a class like
.hideColumn { display:none; }
and set it on the column template like CssClass="hideColumn"
Grz, Kris.
Jan 04, 2010 07:55 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
thanks its working.
But i have one more problem. first i have find tr tag in javascript. then input tag. I i want to identify input tag through id.
How can i do that.
Jan 04, 2010 08:27 AM|XIII|LINK
mamtaguptathanks its working.
No problem.
mamtaguptaBut i have one more problem
It's best to start a new thread for that and refer to another thread if necessary. Adding on top of resolved questions with new questions makes a thread less transparent.
mamtaguptafirst i have find tr tag in javascript. then input tag. I i want to identify input tag through id.
Start a new thread and explain in more detail what you're after, what your rendered code looks like or what code you already have.
Grz, Kris.
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Jan 04, 2010 10:33 PM|april_123456|LINK
U can try this:
var trObject = document.getElementById(your tr Id);
var inputs = trObject.getElementsByTagName("INPUT");
inputs appear as an array
Jan 05, 2010 12:27 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
i get array. But now how i identify different controls with id
Example If i have two hidden field in array. How can i find one.
Please help me.
Jan 05, 2010 12:31 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
it's not new thread. It's same here i am finding gridview row with tr tag.
Jan 05, 2010 01:07 AM|malcolms|LINK
Have you tried using jQuery? If you haven't you can find any element on the page by a selector. So if you want to find a hidden field called hdnField you would do this:
That would return the value of the hidden field.
Jan 05, 2010 01:25 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
hi malcolms,
I have hidden field in gridview.
First i have read
 from grid. Then i am reading input tag. I have one checkbox and 2 hidden field in input tag. I want to find one hidden field which is emp_id.
Will you please help me.
Thanks in advance
Jan 05, 2010 01:35 AM|XIII|LINK
mamtaguptaFirst i have read
 from grid. Then i am reading input tag. I have one checkbox and 2 hidden field in input tag. I want to find one hidden field which is emp_id.
Can you show us some piece of your generated html? jQuery could indeed help you to find what you're after. I suggest you take a look at its selectors: http://docs.jquery.com/Selectors.
Grz, Kris.
Jan 05, 2010 02:10 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
hi kris,

Name
User Name
Department
Email
Primary Phone
Status
Admin

<INPUT id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ctl02_ctl00_ctl04_hgtechchk type=checkbox CHECKED name=ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$ctl02$ctl00$ctl04$hgtechchk _rfddecoratedID="_rfdSkinnedctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ctl02_ctl00_ctl04_hgtechchk">
<INPUT id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ctl02_ctl00_ctl04_hbEmployee_Id type=hidden value=e0d44211-bd49-4a60-8906-26a14d032374 name=ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$ctl02$ctl00$ctl04$hbEmployee_Id>
<INPUT id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ctl02_ctl00_ctl04_hbReport_to type=hidden name=ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$ctl02$ctl00$ctl04$hbReport_to>
vikas
firstname.lastname@example.com
this is grid html. and i want to find
<INPUT id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ctl02_ctl00_ctl04_hbEmployee_Id type=hidden value=e0d44211-bd49-4a60-8906-26a14d032374 name=ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$ctl02$ctl00$ctl04$hbEmployee_Id>
this value 'e0d44211-bd49-4a60-8906-26a14d032374'
Please help me.
Thanks in advance
Jan 05, 2010 02:32 AM|malcolms|LINK
Try this jQuery. It will only search for a field that ends with hbEmployee_Id:
The $= section of the selector works well in these scenario's where the id is changed thanks to master pages for example.
Jan 05, 2010 02:49 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
hi malcolms,
i have this javascript method
function CheckOtherIsCheckedByGVID() { var Parent = document.getElementById('ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_ctl02'); var itemchk = Parent.getElementsByTagName('TR'); var val_ret=''; for(var i=0;i<itemchk.length;i++) { var itemch=itemchk[i].getElementsByTagName('INPUT'); for(var k=0;k<itemch.length;k++) { if(itemch[k].type=="checkbox") { if(itemch[k].checked) { var emp= itemchk("input[id$=hbEmployee_Id]").val(); alert(emp); } } } } }
will you please help because I don't know how can i use this.
Jan 05, 2010 03:21 AM|malcolms|LINK
Well that piece of JavaScript will return the value of the hidden field. So if you only have one hidden field named that, that piece of code will find it without looping through each row in the table. Make sense?
Jan 05, 2010 03:25 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
hi malcolms
i have multiple rows and multiple hidden fields that why i have problem to find hidden field
Jan 05, 2010 04:06 AM|malcolms|LINK
Well you could try this. This will find all the check boxes that are checked then find the closest hidden field. I haven't tested it but it may work.
$('#MyGridView input:checked').each(function() {
var val = $(this).closest("input[type=hidden]").val();
Replace MyGridView with the name of the GridView.
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Jan 05, 2010 04:07 AM|engineerachu|LINK
Even if you have "Label" control, you can set the "style" property as Style="visibility: hidden" or "display:none" which will be rendered and can be fetched via javascript.
Jan 05, 2010 05:05 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
i have more than one hidden field. i want to find it with it's id.
Jan 05, 2010 06:14 AM|malcolms|LINK
Have you tried my code? That code will loop through and find every check box that is checked and find the hidden field closest to it.
$('#MyGridView input:checked').each(function() {
var val = $(this).closest("input[type=hidden]").val();
That's what you want isn't it?
Jan 05, 2010 06:27 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
will you please explain me
var val = $(this).closest("input[type=hidden]").val();
the meaning of closest and i want to find id
Jan 05, 2010 06:35 AM|malcolms|LINK
$('#MyGridView input:checked').each(function() {
var val = $(this).closest("input[type=hidden]").val();
Each loops through each selector. The selector is '#MyGridView input:checked'.
jQuery's Closest finds the nearest element in your selector. So when it finds a check box that's checked, find the closest hidden element. So to find the id try this:
var id = $(this).closest("input[type=hidden]").attr("id");
Jan 05, 2010 07:39 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
hi malcolms
it's not working
Jan 05, 2010 05:41 PM|malcolms|LINK
Ok I just tested it and I changed it to use jQuery's sibling function. This finds all the hidden fields that are in a gridview that has a check box that is checked.

Jan 06, 2010 01:30 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
hi malcolms,
Thanks for help.
It's working fine with static grid. but i have dynamic grid. just hidden field value is shown undefined.
Jan 06, 2010 01:31 AM|XIII|LINK
mamtaguptaI don't have 'jquery-1.3.2.js' file.
It's a separate file. You can download it here: http://jquery.com/ or use the link malcoms has provided or make use of the new Microsoft CDN:
Grz, Kris.
Jan 06, 2010 01:52 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
hi kris,
i get this file. But still i am facing one problem. Mr. Malcoms function is working well with static grid. But when i am using dynamic grid it's not showing hidden field value. I think it's finding hidden field but not getting it's value why i don't know. Will you please help me.
Jan 06, 2010 02:08 AM|XIII|LINK
did you use the integrated web developer toolbar of IE8 (press F12) or firebug to debug the script and see what's inside?
Grz, Kris.
Jan 06, 2010 02:12 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
hi kris
I am using ie7
Jan 06, 2010 02:19 AM|XIII|LINK
mamtaguptaI am using ie7
Install Firefox and the plugin Firebug: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843. These are must have tools if you're a bit serious about web development.
Grz, Kris.
Jan 06, 2010 02:30 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
hi kris
i have install but i m getting same problem. now what is the next step
Jan 06, 2010 02:35 AM|XIII|LINK
mamtaguptai m getting same problem
Did you open firebug and place a breakpoint on the line where the val() function's getting called? Then execute the functionality again and see what's inside the object, if the hidden field gets found. This is going to take some debugging from you in firebug. It's a great tool to do so but you need to put some effort in it.
Grz, Kris.
Jan 06, 2010 03:43 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
hi malcolms
I don't have much experience in javascript. Will you please tell me how i can use these functions in my situation. It's urgent.
Thanks in advance
Jan 06, 2010 04:37 AM|malcolms|LINK
I just reread one of your old posts and you said "i get this file. But still i am facing one problem. Mr. Malcoms function is working well with static grid. But when i am using dynamic grid it's not showing hidden field value. I think it's finding hidden field but not getting it's value why i don't know".
If the table is dynamic and my code is working but not findint the hidden field, then my code is working without introducing the live event.
Jan 06, 2010 05:13 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
hi Malcolms
Thanks grid is dynamic not table. I also think this code should work but i don't understand why it's giving me undefined.
It's finding grid, Checking checkbox. But why it is not finding hidden field.
Jan 06, 2010 05:25 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
Hi malcolms
Thanks for help i got my error.
Thanks kris and malcolms
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Jan 06, 2010 10:43 AM|NC01|LINK
Hi malcolms
Thanks for help i got my error.
Thanks kris and malcolms
It would be nice of you to post the solution.
Jan 07, 2010 02:30 AM|mamtagupta|LINK
I already mark Mr. Malcolms reply as answer. I am just doing one mistake. You must take that hidden field in the checkbox template Field. I am taking it in different template field. That's why i am getting object undefiened.
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Jan 07, 2010 07:56 AM|imran_ku07|LINK
how to find gridview hidden label value from javascript
Is you really need this, make sure that only change GridView1 to your GridView Id
var c = document.getElementsByTagName("table"); for (var i = 0; i < c.length; i++) { if (c[i].id.indexOf("GridView1") > -1) { var hidd = c[i].getElementsByTagName("input"); for (var j = 0; j < hidd.length; j++) { if (hidd[j].type == "hidden") alert(hidd[j].id); } } }


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A great presentation by Anjali Sarker of Toilet Plus on their strategy and reasoning for introducing toilets that work based on financial technical sustainable and social criteria. Toilet Plus is in the early phase of it plan.
" DEFECATION! DISEASE! DEATH! In Bangladesh, each year 69000 children die from diarrhea largely because of unhygienic sanitation. 68% of the villagers use unhygienic pit latrines or defecate openly. Though both govt and NGOs are trying to solve this problem, their efforts largely fail because poor villagers- 1)simply lack motivation to change their sanitation behavior or 2)can't afford the shift to safe sanitation.
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A 22-member task force announced earlier this month Russellville is one of four finalists for a facility to replace a Little Rock home that state officials closed because of deteriorating conditions.
The new development is expected to cost $20 million and create 200 medical and support staff positions.
Russellville presented an attractive proposal, according to Mayor Bill Eaton. The proposed site is on about 22.5 acres at Sixth Street and Tyler Road, near State Highway 331, U.S. Highway 64 and less than a mile from Interstate 40. The land for the facility is owned by the Arkansas Valley Alliance for Economic Development and would be donated, if Russellville was selected.
The city also offered a number of other incentives, which would be paid for with proceeds from the city's 1-cent sales tax earmarked for economic development. The incentives offered were free utility connections to the buildings; the city would pay 100 percent of the water for the first three years, 50 percent for the fourth year and 25 percent for the fourth year; free fiber optic link at the site; free gated community decorative perimeter fencing with two electronic gates; free beautification landscaping; free handicapped accessible outdoor tables, chairs and fishing pier; and free community organized job fairs. Eaton said the fishing pier would be located at a proposed pond to be dug at the site.
"I feel like we made a good pitch," he said.
Eaton said the basic requirements for the veterans home were 20 acres of level land near residential or light commercial development with utilities. Other preferences were proximity to motels, restaurants, shopping, interstate access, healthcare facilities and public transport. Public support for the project was another factor, and Eaton said the project has strong support in the Arkansas River Valley.
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Questions were asked about the possibility of expansion at the site, Eaton said. He said a portion of an adjacent 60-acre parcel could be used for expansion. Another concern brought up by the task force was zoning. Currently, the proposed location is zoned for industrial use, but Eaton said a zoning change could be made.
The task force also visited Forth Smith on Monday, another of the four selected finalists. The Southwest Times Record reported the 25-acre site is next to the planned Interstate 49 route and adjacent to Camp Hope for Heroes, a service facility for veterans.
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With a persistent rain having pushed Sunday's XM All-Star Futures Game into more than a three-hour delay, Lincoln emerged from the clubhouse with a Frisbee. He and two of his teammates passed the time chasing down the Frisbee in the outfield grass, much to the delight of the fans who were craving any sort of entertainment they could get.
And when the Frisbee landed in a puddle in the middle of a tarp, Lincoln did what any Texan would do: He took off his cleats, then his socks, and waded out to get it, earning a partial standing ovation from the crowd.
"Yes," Lincoln admitted afterward. "That was me."
Lincoln would be on the field later as the final U.S. pitcher to take the mound in an eventual 7-5 loss to the World team. Lincoln inherited what ended up as the winning run, and the right-hander would allow another before the inning ended. He allowed two hits and one walk in one-third of an inning.
Yet, for a pitcher who two years ago wasn't allowed to pick up a ball, the results weren't going to sour the occasion.
"It didn't turn out how we wanted to," Lincoln said. "But I got out there and enjoyed myself."
At this time two years ago, the only baseball in Lincoln's life was that which he watched on TV.
The No. 4 overall Draft pick one year earlier, Lincoln had just undergone reconstructive surgery on his right elbow in April. His 2007 season was lost entirely. The anticipation that he'd move up through the Pirates' farm system quickly was halted.
Now, two years later, Lincoln walked out onto the field at Busch Stadium, a participant in the All-Star Futures Game and as a Tommy John success story.
"I try to forget that," Lincoln said of his '07 trials. "But sometimes I think about how fortunate I am to have been able to do that, and today when I had to sit there, I did. I always believed in myself and believed in my work ethic. I believe that hard work pays off and it has."
After returning to the mound in '08 and considering the year a success simply because he was able to pitch through it without setback, Lincoln returned this year, not just to make it through, but to take additional steps forward.
He's done just that. The right-hander's velocity matches what it was pre-surgery. His pitch-to-pitch consistency is much improved, and his curveball and changeup has become pivotal pitches in his repertoire. In fact, in this season alone, Lincoln has developed his changeup to where it can be a go-to pitch.
"It's been a big thing for me to make that pitch a part of arsenal and to be confident throwing it, especially in a hitter's count," he said. "I'm confident throwing it for strikes. It's still a work in progress, but it's getting to the point to where I can throw it any time I want to."
His results have most certainly reflected those strides. After not pitching above Class A in 2008, Lincoln began this year with Double-A Altoona and dominated immediately. He posted a 2.28 ERA in 13 starts while walking just 18 and striking out 65. That earned him a midseason promotion to Triple-A.
"I don't try to set timelines to be there at a certain time, but I was very excited when I got the call and hoping that everything keeps on going the way it's been going," Lincoln said. "I'm going to keep working hard down in Indy."
His start in Indianapolis has been a bit rockier, as he has allowed eight earned runs in 15 1/3 innings so far.
Still, Lincoln remains the brightest pitching prospect in the Pirates' farm system, and his arrival in Pittsburgh isn't expected to be too far away. There's a chance that he could be among the group of Minor Leaguers called up this September. And if not, he'll certainly be a part of the Major League Spring Training next year, likely in competition for a big league roster spot.
For a pitcher who two years ago didn't know if his arm would ever be the same, that's a fairly impressive ascension.
"I try not to think about that [Major League debut]," Lincoln said. "I try not to put a timeline on when it might happen. Hopefully it will and I will keep on pitching the way I have been until it does."
Jenifer Langosch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.