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Holiday ice rink construction starts this morning, restricting public parking at library, Civic Center
Original post made on Nov 9, 2009
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Comments (89)
on Nov 9, 2009 at 8:25 am
Great idea - curtailing access to the Library for the sake of sports. Its the same line of thought that permeates our schools today. Sports are given priority over academics on a routine basis. Perhaps that's why this country is becoming a nation of loons.
This ice rink easily could have, and should have, been put at the Fairgrounds.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 8:52 am
Amen! Amen! Amen, Crista!
on Nov 9, 2009 at 8:55 am
SteveP is a registered user.
It's more like recreation than sports. With the so-called obesity epidemic, you'd think this would be only perceived as a good thing, but there's always got to be at least one contrarian out there.
Maybe it would do you some good to put down the books, get outside in the fresh air and get some exercise.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 8:55 am
Agreed, why the library, of all places? Because the lot is flat? Maybe, but the library is not centrally located to the residents of Pleasanton. The Fairgrounds would have been a much better choice-- not that it's centrally located either, but it's set up to handle traffic flow and would not impeded library access. Even the vacant lot across from the library would have been a better choice.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 9:17 am
Good point Christa, well said. Sports at any level is giving priority over everything...The Sunday football games were on yesterday and I was watching for a minute all the spoiled football players who make 60 million a year, are treated like royalty, play their games in stadiums that cost what could feed this world 2 times over.....joke. Yes, the rink should have gone to the fairgrounds...but no, we need to put in downtown to keep up with other towns...JOKE!
on Nov 9, 2009 at 9:47 am
The Fairgrounds belong to the County of Alameda, not the City of Pleasanton.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 9:58 am
The Fairgrounds is more than willing to have this. I suspect the Downtown Association is against that as they have been against having a number of other events at Fairgrounds rather than downtown.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 10:02 am
SteveP, of course an outdoor arena is a good thing. The location chosen however is a very bad thing. The library access is constantly being affected by events at the Fairgrounds, and no control over the parking abuses at all.
How about all the open land at the Bernal property?
Why odes the library has to be the victim all the time?
Putting down the books was the wrong thing to say steve. Perhaps put down the video game or the TV remote?
on Nov 9, 2009 at 11:23 am
Just saw a flyer stating it would be $15. Wow.
It's only $8 to skate on a full-size rink in Dublin.
From the "WTF Files."
on Nov 9, 2009 at 11:55 am
PToWN94566 is a registered user.
So many negative Nancey's! I am excited about this ice rink and perhaps since it's near the library, it'll spark the interest of parents to get their children inside and reading.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 12:02 pm
I'm looking forward to it. Some of the ideas put forth in previous posts have simple answers if you look into it. I'll just say this is the second location, it must be on city land, it must be put on a paved surface, it needs to be centrally located, and is for the children of the community.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Maybe you should think about putting down the laptop and reading a book.
This is the first place I've heard about a problem with people reading too much.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 12:18 pm
I think the Sports Park has all the qualifications to be a much more suitable location for this.
Why not there?
on Nov 9, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Sports Park is in heavey use right now with soccer and since it would have to be on a paved surface it would make parking impossible for both skaters and sports field useing parkers. It also would have inadequate power and is right up against housing as was the Delucci Park situation. Even at best it would be a draw between that and the library, but you would have Parksiders possibly complaining along with every soccer mom in town.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 1:44 pm
God forbid we upset the soccer moms, even if there is so much more room at the Sprts Park than the small parking lot at the library.
It is OK to keep people from getting books, as long as we don't get in the way of ball leagues.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Parent of Two is a registered user.
The public good was never the issue; neither was reading or public access to the downtown. The real issue is how much televised face-time Jennifer Hosterman and her cronies can get on local newscasts to promote the ice rink and their "commitment to the children". You know darn well that Roberta Gonzales will do a weathercast from the ice rink, and Hosterman will be out there scrounging for camera time.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Pleasanton is street smart not book smart. What can you learn from a book give me common sense any day and I show u who is smart.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 3:35 pm
This issue is a good example how you can't make everyone happy, even when you are trying to make people happy. Be glad P-Towners that you have these issues to be upset about, and not real problems that weigh on your mind, like let's say, anything else. This too will pass. The public getting in the way of the public trying to use a public facility, sounds like people hate people but want to use the stuff the public provides.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 3:36 pm
...without the public getting in the way.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Julie is a registered user.
I'm surprised to hear people say that in P-Town sports takes precedence over academics. Yes, sports are big here but I hardly think bigger than academics! I think people worry too much about instruction time - I'd like to see the kids get more PE/outside time!
I figured the library location was to spark interest in downtown. So many people have complained that the downtown area is lacking. My only question is where will potential ice skaters park?
It does sound expensive, but also fun to skate *outdoors*. Years ago I took my kids to the ice rink at Embarcadero Center (SF). Yes, it was more expensive than a rink, but it was all about the Xmas atmosphere and skating outside - the latter not being a common occurrence here in the Bay Area!
on Nov 9, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Jeb, Janet, Emily, Elysa, anybody at Weekly: Please sure further parking details and explain why the empty space across the street is not legally or safely doable. Thank you, either of you.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Make that 'share further parking details'. Not the first blog goof, won't be the last, LOL.
on Nov 9, 2009 at 9:28 pm
The parking at the library tonight was bad already, and the rink isn't even open. Just wait until library patrons and skaters are fighting for a parking space.
This was one big screw up from the "City of Planned Progress"!
on Nov 10, 2009 at 12:49 am
If you people didn't have anything to complain about, you wouldn't know what to do with yourselves.
on Nov 10, 2009 at 2:10 am
Hey!!! This ice rink could be a hidden plus. They can now "baby sit" all the "after school" kids that gather at the library waiting for mommie to come get them...:)
What happens when it storms. Do people ice skate outdoors in heavy rain and wind??? Isn't Dec. & Jan. considered to be in the "storm season" in California???
Also, where will the city owned vehicles that normally take up library parking spaces park...
on Nov 10, 2009 at 8:18 am
Not Book Smart,
Were you trying to be a poster child of why access to reading should be promoted?
on Nov 10, 2009 at 9:26 am
The lot across the street that people seem to be talking about is owned by the San Francisco water company. They were willing to sell it to us for $350,000 a few years ago but the proximity to the tracks, shape and size of the lot made it a pass. Anyway the city doesn't own it.
on Nov 10, 2009 at 9:34 am
Did I see $15.00/per person??? This was something I was considering for my family of 5, it sounds like a great time!! But, for $75, I can buy enough groceries to last 7 days. So many resident's have been bombarded by the economy it's not an axageration to note that 25% of my children's school mates have one or both parents out of work, with an additional 60% that have received drastic cuts to their pay rate!
$15/per person is rediculous....We'll find something equally as fun as an alternate.
on Nov 10, 2009 at 10:42 am
Why the location?
It is close to downtown, and individuals as well as a family can make a wonderful day/night of it by eating downtown, shopping downtown, skating downtown. What a wonderful way to spend a Fall/Winter day. My hope is that citizens of other communities will come to town and enjoy what we offer.
Public Utilities are readily accessible.
Police and Fire Service is readily available.
Everyone should take a deep breath ..this is not a 'bad' thing. Let's give this ice rink an opportunity at this location. Let's see how it goes and where the community benefits, as well as where improvements need to be made for the future (if any).
I know I will more likely enjoy a day/night of skating, if I can walk to amenities easily. Park once and then enjoy the entire day/evening. What a 'treat' this can be to the city.
Relax, and if you choose - read a book as your children skate till their heart's content. Then, take in the holiday season downtown. And be sure to give Thanks for living in this community. You could do a lot worse ;-)
(and no, I do not own a business downtown)
on Nov 10, 2009 at 11:40 am
SteveP is a registered user.
For the few posting here who totally misinterpreted my comment about 'putting down their books', let me spell it out for you: The location---the library---hmmmm-they have books there and their regular patrons (I'm one of them) may be slightly inconvenienced. Deal with it...Christmas is coming and some people like to exercise and participate in OUTDOOR activities. Celebrate by putting down your books, laptops, video games (insert vice or habit here...) and get outside and skate during the short time this attraction will be gracing our sleepy town.
If you don't like the inconvenience, order your books on Amazon, have them delivered to your house and sit inside reading (and stop complaining).
on Nov 10, 2009 at 11:42 am
It won't be for a short time. If it was going to, it would not be a problem.
on Nov 10, 2009 at 1:02 pm
I believe this will last approximately 2 to 3 months. The amount of time we won't be able to use the library.
We might as well turn the Pleasanton library into a seasonal one: Open February through November.
on Nov 10, 2009 at 1:37 pm
What's wrong with parking at Pleasanton Middle School and walking to the library? Who do so many spoiled Pleasanton parents have to drive right up to the door of where they are going? Park a little further away, walk to the building and get some exercise while going to go get books or skate.
This is a great opportunity for our city and for the library. I hope the library is planning some sort of advertising or events to draw some of the skaters inside to pickup a book!
Stop complaining and walk a little.... it doesn't hurt!
on Nov 10, 2009 at 7:01 pm
What local downtown merchants(foodwise) are considering, offering a discount to offset a percentage of the cost to ice skate? Seems simple enough economically if downtown Pleasanton is a player. Otherwise...
on Nov 10, 2009 at 10:08 pm
I was at the library last night. The City of Pleasanton might as well save some money and cut the staff in half on the days/nights the rink is open because there will be no parking spots.
I was wondering why a partnership wasn't struck with PUSD for the lot at Amador Valley High School off Santa Rita? There's enough space to put the rink towards the north side of the parking lot. Then there would be plenty of parking for the nighttime and weekend skating. It's close enough to downtown that folks might walk on down.
This was not a good solution.
on Nov 10, 2009 at 11:17 pm
I, for one, am thankful that my family and I will get the opportunity to ice skate outdoors in this beautiful city.
I can't believe how many of you are whining about having to walk an extra block or two to get to the library. Seriously?
on Nov 11, 2009 at 8:57 am
Imagine the ice rink being planned in the Sports Park parking lot instead.
Now that would create real whining!
on Nov 11, 2009 at 9:15 am
Wow! The "Mommy-ocracy" is out in full force on this topic. Whats wrong folks? Haven't had a chance to moan & [comment removed by staff for being insensitive to overbearing parents & female dogs] since Measure G was defeated? So your little darlings just might have to walk a block or to get to the library as the parking lot simply just cannot fit another ginormous SUV.
Just when did our town (& some of it's citizens) become a group of whining, self-righteous & entitled NIMBY's?
Can't have music downtown & don't even think of keeping a restaurant open after 10:00. Don't build big houses in the hills where nobody can see them but by all means build an uglier-than-Dublin esque` condo/townhome complex in the heart of commercial property, visible from the freeway, oh & be sure to put another BART station close to Stoneridge so the criminals can commute easily to "work."
IMHO the priorities of this town are out of whack.
on Nov 11, 2009 at 10:07 am
People calling this ice skating rink a sport and refuse to walk a few blocks to the library are showing their mindset. They hate sports, don't even know what a sport is, and are too lazy to walk a block or two. If you want free books, don't want to walk a couple blocks why not go to Dublin's or Livermore's library? These antis have all these ideas of where else to put the rink to not inconvienience themselves, not caring if it inconvieniuences anybody else or if the location is even possible. It takes too much effort to explain why each of their suggestions aren't feasable. Anyway I look forward to seeing everyone having fun out there.
on Nov 11, 2009 at 10:13 am
Just like I thought. Mention the Sports Park and people get their pants in a bundle.
God forbid inconvenience ball players. It would be like starting WWIII.
on Nov 11, 2009 at 10:39 am
This whole thing is a joke. The city was never supposed to be this involved. The lot wasn't level and now you see them out there having to bring tons of dirt in to level it and it's city workers doing it. The amount of money this is costing could have paid for at least one to two full time teachers in this community. Just the fuel alone to run all the equipment (generators) is going to cost somewhere of about $35,000 not to mention how loud it will be for the neighborhood. The utilities needed for this just aren't there. Another thing, if it does rain, the rain will melt the ice and the rink will be closed for at least 2 -3 days because that's how long it takes to refreeze the ice. Dec. & Jan. weather could mean this be closed for days and maybe weeks.
on Nov 11, 2009 at 10:48 am
The point is move it to the Sports Park and inconvience more people, but not you, that's all you care about. I have a feeling you are heavy set, right? I don't mean it as an insult but you hate walking a few blocks, hate or atleast don't care about the kids and parents that use the Sports Park, or the Parkside neb., call the ice rink a sport, and seem to despise sports like you were the last kid picked for every team. People supporting the rink are just looking forward to using or seeing it, you are the one wanting to battle over it like it's WWII. It all comes back to you though and what you want, right? Lets say you are speaking for all patrons of the library that refuse to walk a little. Do you think the total number of you is greater than the number that will use the rink? Do you think you bring more money into Pleasanton by checking out free books and movies? At this point I'm glad you are so upset and want to say, Nah, nah, na-nan, nah, you lose this one!
on Nov 11, 2009 at 10:57 am
I forgot to mention in my post a few minutes ago, Just the fuel alone to run all the equipment (generators) is going to cost somewhere of about $35,000 not to mention how loud it will be for the neighborhood. The chiller unit that will freeze the ice is already to loud for the noise ordinances.
on Nov 11, 2009 at 10:58 am
I forgot to mention in my post a few minutes ago, Just the fuel alone to run all the equipment (generators) is going to cost somewhere of about $35,000 not to mention how loud it will be for the neighborhood. The chiller unit that will freeze the ice is already to loud for the noise ordinances and it has to run 24 HOURS A DAY!
on Nov 11, 2009 at 11:14 am
I just checked the website and the prices are $14 adults and $12 for children (even cheaper if you can get the group rate). I think it's pretty fair and right on par with other outdoor rinks. I can't wait to go with the family and experience it and then go grab some lunch or dinner downtown!!
on Nov 11, 2009 at 11:22 am
All of this info below given to me from an inside source with the city.
This whole thing is a joke. The city was never supposed to be this involved. The lot wasn't level and now you see them out there having to bring tons of dirt in to level it and it's CITY WORKERS doing it. How much of your TAX DOLLARS are at work for this? The amount of money this is costing could have paid for at least one to two full time teachers in this community. Just the fuel alone to run all the equipment (generators) is going to cost somewhere of about $35,000.00 not to mention how loud it will be for the neighborhood. The chiller unit that will freeze the ice is already to loud for the noise ordinances and it has to run 24 HOURS A DAY! The utilities needed for this just aren't there. Another thing, if it does rain, the rain will melt the ice and the rink will be closed for at least 2 -3 days because that's how long it takes to refreeze the ice. Dec. & Jan. weather could mean this be closed for days and maybe weeks.
Go to the next council meeting and COMPLAIN!!
on Nov 11, 2009 at 11:27 am
TH, for your information, I go to the gym and I exercise every day, I am not overweight and I keep a very healthy lifestyle. I also know the difference between staying fit and finding a soccer game more important than the Constitution.
My objection is and will always be the fact that the city has created chaos for library users when alternative locations could be used. There is the Bernal property, the Fairgrounds, many parks throughout the city. I mentioned the Sports Park on purpose because I knew that although it could be a very good location due to open space and parking availability, it would bring the worst in sports fanatics like yourself.
So yes TH, you win, people that enjoy exercising their minds will have an even harder time doing so. After all, it's only a library.
on Nov 11, 2009 at 11:43 am
Soccer game Vs. Constitutiom?
Without the library their is no 'mental exercise'?
Why are you without the library anyway? Can't walk a bit? Since you are at the gym so much you must be able to walk.
You are so denseyou can't seem to understand the farigrounds are not P-Town property, the Sports Park is up against the Parkside 'hood, etc. I am not a sports nut but I'm not against sports like you. For a person who is such a reader you seem to be missing every point anyone has made that contradicts your own. Admit it's all about you and your desires, not the benifit of the entire community.
For the last time...The library will be accesable, just not the parking lot. God you are dumb.
on Nov 11, 2009 at 12:00 pm
"For the last time...The library will be accesable, just not the parking lot. God you are dumb."
Your last sentence tells a lot. It also tells me you probably don't go to the library much, even when it's "accessible".
on Nov 11, 2009 at 12:24 pm
The library has many types of users.
Families with small children that can't walk far. Children that are put at risk by walking through busy parking lots with people looking for that valuable parking spot.
People with disabilities use the library. They are going to have a hard time finding parking where they don't have to cross a street.
Many patrons visit the library at night. This also adds a risk to the able-bodied walker.
The point is the library parking lot is almost nearly full from library patrons. Why did the city decide on this location????
on Nov 11, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Because the library is probably at the bottom on the list of the City's priorities. The decision to make it so difficult to go to the library says it all.
on Nov 11, 2009 at 9:20 pm
This sucks that the city is taking over the library, which is going to screw up my commute when I have to pick up my kids which have been hanging out at the library after school doing nothing since school got out while I was at Club Sport. Doesn't the city understand how much this is going to upset my life? I mean really, this could add 5-10 minutes to my daily schedule and make me late for my pedicure.
on Nov 11, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Come on folks an ice skating rink in Pleasanton for 8 weeks. I can't wait(wish it could be from Nov. to March). I love the library but I do not understand why it is becoming a controversy(I live in Pleasanton Valley and have walked to the library). I can remember when I was young(east coast transplant) learning to skate on double runners and then graduating to single blades. An opportunity to experience something that will entertain our youngsters, our teenagers(we spent every weekend night in the winter at some skating pond or another) and last but not least our senior citizens(yes I will surly be there to see if I can still hold my own). I only wish that we could somehow try to figure out how to make light snow fall over the rink. So come on lets just enjoy. Trust me it will be something everyone will enjoy.
on Nov 12, 2009 at 12:26 am
What's the size of the rink and what's the water usage for this little endeavor. Who gets the profits...
If the city isn't directly involved in this and city employees are indeed being used to prepare the parking lot surface, shouldn't the city be reimburse for their cost...
on Nov 12, 2009 at 6:01 am
Again let me say:
This whole thing is a joke. The city was never supposed to be this involved. The lot wasn't level and now you see them out there having to bring tons of dirt in to level it and it's CITY WORKERS doing it. How much of your TAX DOLLARS are at work for this? The amount of money this is costing could have paid for at least one to two full time teachers in this community. Just the fuel alone to run all the equipment (generators) is going to cost somewhere of about $35,000.00 not to mention how loud it will be for the neighborhood. The chiller unit that will freeze the ice is already to loud for the noise ordinances and it has to run 24 HOURS A DAY! The utilities needed for this just aren't there. Another thing, if it does rain, the rain will melt the ice and the rink will be closed for at least 2 -3 days because that's how long it takes to refreeze the ice. Dec. & Jan. weather could mean this be closed for days and maybe weeks.
on Nov 12, 2009 at 6:33 am
I remember the way that the library parking used to be when the fair was in town, before they did something to stop people from parking there (does anyone know how they enforced it?). It's been full pretty much every weekend I go there, even before they started the construction.
Are they going to have a similar enforcement in place for the people who will be coming to the skating rink? And since you guys think that it's worth the walk to the library, are you going to walk to the skating rink? Because, judging on how impossible it always is to find parking during the fair, you're going to be walking a looooong distance.
on Nov 12, 2009 at 9:16 am
PEOPLE??!!!!! It is a Holiday Celebration in our sleepy Downtown Pleasanton. A chance for all to take a break from the negative feelings and sadness we have all endured over the past year or two during the down economy. As far as location - the rink needs to be in a downtown location HELLO! The whining people continue to say "why not in the sports field, why not the fairgrounds, why not the High School", don't you get it - because IT IS NOT DOWNTOWN! Are you people so isolated that you can't comprehend a Holiday Ice Rink is located in downtown areas - usually right downtown in fact (Walnut Creek, San Jose, etc.) You complained when they wanted to put it on 1st Street (which I was happy with, being a 1st street resident even), so they moved it, and now once again you want to complain about this location. For the person continuing to post the expense of the rink and how it could pay for a teacher's salary... this is fully funded by the Sharks Managment (SJAM).. so talk to them about funding a teacher or two rather than complain about the rink. I am excited and feel lucky to have a beautiful Holiday celebration here in Downtown Pleasanton. I have already made plans to have a group of friends from other cities come for the festivities (skating, dinner, cocktails, shopping, etc).. which means if you had common sense... dollars spent in our downtown. If you don't want to boost Pleasanton's economic situation, then you don't belong here so please, please just shut up and move to Dubling - where there is no downtown!
on Nov 12, 2009 at 9:17 am
on Nov 12, 2009 at 9:22 am
And yes I plan to walk.. I enjoy walking..
on Nov 12, 2009 at 9:22 am
Has anyone adressed the cost to the city for this skating rink? I have heard that the city has to pay for all the utility cost , which will run into the hundred of thousand of dollars.
on Nov 12, 2009 at 9:59 am
I agree it was a BAD idea to put it at the library. But now it is a done deal, so could we add some SOLUTIONS? For example, could we have some vans, mini-buses that would SHUTTLE people from a few locations around town, at a minimal cost per person, say $0.50, to avoid all these parking concerns?
I wonder if the high cost to skate there will actually cover the costs involved to the city, that is to say, to us the tax payers. Just curious, was this ever put to a vote with any sort of public comment or approval?
on Nov 12, 2009 at 10:09 am
Life is good in Pleasanton when the biggest complaint is regarding a nice ice rink being built for families to enjoy. Lots or armchair quarterbacks on this site.
on Nov 12, 2009 at 10:14 am
I don't object to the rink itself, I object to the inconvenience it's already causing me. If they want it close to downtown, why not at Wayside Park? It's a little bit further out but then there wouldn't be all this fuss.
on Nov 12, 2009 at 10:18 am
Having an outdoor rink is a fine idea....putting it in the library parking lot is a really bad idea. The parking issue downtown is horrendous already. Why add to that issue. There are plenty of other spots that could have been used. The Bernal property. The Sports Park. The Neal school property. How about the shopping center on Bernal Ave that has very few tenants. How about the Domas parking lot. This is not free....there will be money generated to help pay for expenses. An expense may have been renting a spot from a business owner that's not currently in use. Or maybe....the Pleasant landlords of Pleasanton would have loaned it's use for the season! Anyway, good idea - bad location.
on Nov 12, 2009 at 10:45 am
To paraphrase the esteemed mayor of San Franfreakshow..."It's gonna happen, whether you like it or not..."
What's the deal P-Town? Like other (cough, sane people, cough, cough) that have implied that this will cut into valuable mani-pedi/facial/massage/botox time spent downtown & that the poor library parking lot might not be able to squeeze another massive kiddie transport SUV into it. You just might have to walk (put one foot in front of the other...hey, get into the X-mas spirit will ya!) a few precious blocks out of your way for a few weeks.
They better keep a (waaa)ambulance on site just in case we have a meltdown of yuppie proportions at the site.
What a bunch whiners!
on Nov 12, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Downtown resident,
The Sharks Managment (SJAM) is not paying the $35,000.00 plus dollars in fuel and not paying for city employees to level and grade the lot. What about this loud machine that will run 24 hours a day to keep the ice frozen. I feel sorry for that neighborhood. I'm for the ice rink but not where it is.
on Nov 12, 2009 at 5:35 pm
I'd pay $8 to skate downtown, but not $15. As others have said, this would make a family outing ridiculously expensive. I won't pay $90 to have 6 people go skating. We will drive elsewhere...
on Nov 12, 2009 at 9:39 pm
My friends and I already have plans for at least two nights downtown for dinner and drinks and off to the ice rink! Thank you, City of Pleasanton, for bringing such a cool idea to life!
on Nov 13, 2009 at 10:05 am
Cool idea indeed, worst location ever!
on Nov 13, 2009 at 1:23 pm
wfw. stop yer whining. like i've said before, nothing really happens in this town until someone has a complaint.
so the library parking is going to be tough. big deal. ride your bike. that's what i plan to do. and if it's raining on the day my library books are due and i don't feel like getting wet, oh well, they'll be late.
this is a "holiday celebration", not a "whine-complain-moan-fest" sheesh. you know, someone, somewhere thought this would be a good idea for our community, and if you whiners could have an ounce of vision, just a speck of foresight, a wee bit of goodness in your hearts, you might see the smiles and memories that could come of this.
i'm fully supporting this. way to go whoever is working on this. good show!
on Nov 13, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Had this rink been planned to go in the Sports Park instead, chico, not only you would hear a lot more whinning and complaining, but there would probably be riots too.
Think about that.
on Nov 13, 2009 at 6:55 pm
I have to agree the Sports Park would be the perfect spot.
People who live in that neighborhood are surrounded by screaming and yelling all the time, they won't mind the additional sound coming from some generators.
They are probably used to noise by now.
on Nov 13, 2009 at 9:04 pm
TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME READING...THIS IS A REFRESHER OF THE ARTICLE WRITTEN ABOVE. PLEASE NOTE THE STATEMENT REGARDING THE 20k UTILITY 'CONCERN'.
"The rink will be operated and managed by San Jose Arena Management, which owns the San Jose Sharks, in a deal that was announced a few months ago between SJAM and the city of Pleasanton. SJAM will pay all costs of building and operating the rink with the city contributing about $20,000 for added power and lighting, costs that will be reimbursed from SJAM profits from ticket sales and sponsorships. All net proceeds from the operations of the winter rink will be donated to Pleasanton education, sports and recreational activities."
on Nov 13, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Doesn't change the fact that the spot picked for the rink is awful.
on Nov 15, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Amen! Crista
Portable Storage,
on Nov 15, 2009 at 8:08 pm
It is nice to hear that some can afford the 15 dollars per person, a night out to dinner...and drinks...tells me you don't have children...and to do that twice in a couple of months ...way over my family's budget. I really don't want my children skating where adults who have been drinking plan on spending their evening anyway. But let's call this what it is...it is not for children if it is priced such. Sounds to me like some adults with way to much decision making power have made a poor choice. And we do have the right to complain. It is OUR tax dollars at waste here. In an economy that is suffering I would have expected better decision making on the part of the mayor and city council. Who voted for this anyway? Who came up with it? Does anyone know?
on Nov 15, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Lisa-- It *IS* nice to be me. A rich, single, childless, tax paying drinker who can ice skate :))
on Nov 16, 2009 at 1:05 am
I think that the rink stinks. Sorry, I just said that cause it all rhymed. Its not a bad idea, although obviously its for the minority, the few in Pleasanton and surrounding areas that ice skate. I just think its in a bad location.
on Nov 16, 2009 at 6:57 am
This will be such a cool thing to do during the holidays! I can only hope that it is completed before everyone is off doing holiday shopping... or else we'll be too busy to hang out and skate! Can't wait, though!
on Nov 16, 2009 at 10:28 am
Looks like mayhem starts this Thursday. I mostly feel sorry for people with mobility issues trying to get to the library.
Not a very thoroughly thought location at all!
on Nov 17, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Go have some fun!! Stroll the streets of our beautiful town. Watch some kids skate and laugh. Stop in the library while you're down there. Have some Christmas spirit people. Part of the proceeds from the rink go to the schools.
on Nov 17, 2009 at 9:58 pm
The parking lot of the library was a stupid idea.
This mayor has got to go.
The city manager needs to go as well.
Any council person who voted for this, we will call you out.
There are many dedicated library users in this town who are unhappy about this. And WE VOTE.
I choose to watch my children read and laugh.
The Dublin rink is half the price .
And I don't expect to see drunk adults there.
on Nov 18, 2009 at 9:00 am
Wow...thanks everyone for reminding me why I'm so glad I live in Livermore! I grew up in Pleasanton in the 80's and can't believe how pretentious the city has become!!!
on Nov 18, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Please someone tell me it is NOT REALLY $15.00 to skate there!!!!! NO
on Nov 18, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Well, tomorrow we'll know what this will bring.
I think it will bring the realization that this rink need to move somewhere else next year. I still think the Sports Park is the ideal location.
But time will tell.
on Nov 18, 2009 at 9:00 pm
To "Another tax paying library lover"
Get real... you're not a library lover, you're a Pleasanton hater.
on Nov 18, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Honest question that is not loaded with any political slant:
Where ARE people going to park for the library/skating? That lot is often full just from the library use alone. Are they providing additional parking somewhere close by?
on Nov 19, 2009 at 6:36 am
we are so looking forward to this! thanks Pleasanton! thanks Sharks!
on Nov 22, 2009 at 2:27 pm
SERIOUS mis-information provided in this article. First off, either the City of Pleasanton is lying about the size of their rink or counting all the associated footage for parking, porta-potties, skate rental etc. Dublin's holiday rink is SIGNIFICANTLY larger than Pleasanton's, AND it's about 2/3 protected from the elements. A simple measurement of each facility would prove that Dublin's figure of 7200 sqft is reasonably accurate, while Pleasanton's is GROSSLY exagerrated, maybe for marketing's sake? Also, Pleasanton foolishly put dark-colored logos in the middle of their rink, which apparently attract so much heat they melt the ice and need to be covered by reflective foil and protected by cones now! Made for a nice obstacle course for my two daughters, though. And why do I sound so negative? Perhaps because we taxpayers were duped by City Manager Fialho into believing the cost to us would be $20,000... public records will ultimately show the actual cost already exceeds $100,000 and could reach as much as $125-150,000 by the time this debacle is over! This isn't the first time residents have been lied to about city expenditure, just look into the Firehouse Art Museum project if you REALLY want something to be incensed about! I question whose needs are really being served with all of this, and what the underlying agendas are. Concerned citizens should scratch the surface and do a little research on these issues before they let themselves be blindsided by our city management's propaganda!
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With the Reverse Engineer Wizard in Microsoft Office Visio Professional, you can create a database model from an existing database or a Microsoft Office Excel workbook. Database models graphically show the structure of a database so you can see how database elements, such as tables and views, relate to each other without showing the actual data. This can streamline creating a new database or understanding the structure of an existing one.
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It is most likely that your edition of Visio doesn't include the features you are looking for. To find out which edition of Visio you have, click About Microsoft Office Visio on the Help menu. The name of the edition is in the top line of text in the dialog box.
The schema definition information that the wizard can extract depends on a combination of things, such as the capabilities of the database management system (DBMS) and ODBC driver. The wizard shows all the elements it can extract and let you choose which ones you want. For example you may only be interested in 5 out of 10 tables, and 2 out of 4 views.
While you are running the wizard you can choose to have it automatically create the drawing in addition to listing the reverse engineered items in the Tables and Views window. If you decide not to have the drawing created automatically, you can drag the items from the Tables and Views window onto your drawing page to manually assemble the database model.
To the extent that they are available from the target DBMS, you can extract the following:
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If you are reverse engineering an Excel workbook, before you start the wizard you need to open the workbook and name the group (or range) of cells that contain the column headings. If you want to use more than one worksheet, just name the group of column cells in each worksheet. These ranges are treated like tables in the wizard. For more information on how to name a range of cells see the topic Define named cell references or ranges in your Microsoft Office Excel help.
For best results, set your default driver to the target database that you want to reverse engineer before you run the Reverse Engineer Wizard. This ensures that the wizard maps the native data types correctly and that all the code extracted by the wizard displays correctly in the Code window.
Note If you are reverse engineering an Excel worksheet, choose the ODBC Generic Driver.
Note A vendor-supplied 32-bit ODBC driver must be from an ODBC Data Access Pack greater than version 2.0 and ODBC Level 1-compliant or greater. A vendor-supplied OLE DB provider must be compliant with the OLE DB version 1.0 or later specification.
When you create a new source, its name is added to the Data Sources list.
Note Some items may be grayed out because not all DBMS's support all the kinds of elements the wizard can extract.
Note If you are reverse engineering an Excel worksheet and don't see anything in this list, then it is likely that you need to name the range of cells that contain the column headings in your spreadsheet.
Note You can choose to have the wizard automatically create the drawing in addition to listing the reverse engineered items in the Tables and Views window. If you decide not to have the drawing created automatically, you can drag the items from the Tables and Views window onto your drawing page to manually assemble the database model.
Note If you use the ODBC Generic Driver, you may receive an error that indicates that the reverse engineered information may be incomplete. In most cases this isn't a problem — just click OK and continue with the wizard.
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As sports fans, I believe that all of us have seen stellar players leave teams that we support. The live and breath, die for your team mentality that is within fans is not generally the same feeling that athletes consider their teams. Much like any of us might leave a job that we really enjoy for a once in a lifetime opportunity somewhere else, so might a player of our team leave for greener pastures. It takes a truly remarkable player to spurn more money and greater prestige to continue to strive for excellence at his present club. As Gareth Bale has elevated his play to a transcendent level of football, rumors have swirled that he will soon be departing our club, whether or not Champions League performance is achieved. The time to depart White Hart Lane is now, many newspapers, announcers and even Spurs supporters are stating. I believe that this is not the case and argue that Bale will in fact be at Spurs for a long while, if not for his entire career.
When discussing Bale, the obvious comparison is almost always Christiano Ronaldo. They play in a similar fashion, in a similar position and both elevated their play at nearly the same age. If this analogy stays its course, the obvious conclusion will be Bale playing for Los Blancos in the very near future, and shining for them. But again, if we decide to continue to this course, Ronaldo still proceeded to provide Manchester United with two more seasons of glory after his breakout season, winning his first Premier League title before leaving for a record fee. If we consider this Bale's breakout season and still compare him to Ronaldo, we should still have two more years with him. This also may coincide perfectly with the decline of Ronaldo in Real, possibly making Bale more of a necessary buy and allowing Levy to hike the price of the transfer to astronomical levels.
But is the situations surrounding Bale now and when Ronaldo departed similar? I argue not at all and that is a good thing for Tottenham Hotspur. When the move was finalized, Ronaldo was going home. Yes I know he is Portuguese but a return to the Iberian peninsula must have felt like a bit of homecoming to Ronaldo. The Premier League was not a permanent destination, rather a place for Ronaldo to grow in his gifts before his inevitable move to Spain. Bale instead, would be a visitor in a very foreign world, separated from his family, to whom he is very close, and placed in new surroundings with immense pressure. While Bale has shown interest in playing continental football, this may be a goal that he wishes to tackle at a later date. This is good, as it seems that in a sense of continental football, Bale is more closely related to another Manchester United great than Ronaldo: David Beckham.
Beckham was able to achieve an incredible career at Man United before beginning his continental football. When he left, Man United still cashed in and bade him farewell after 8 years of fantastic football. Beckham was 28 when he left for Real and still had many good years ahead of him but provided Man United with his best football and the titles to go along with it. Beckham achieved glory with his British side and, being from the UK and trained in British academies, Bale may be inclined to do so as well. In this case, four more years of Bale is not unheard of and if he would leave, Bale would do so to a thunderous applause and considered one of the greatest players to ever put on a Spurs kit.
There is one final way that I see this Bale saga turning out: that of Steven Gerrard. Gerrard was offered millions by Chelsea and turned it down to continue to play for the club he loved as a child. While Bale may not have cheered for Spurs as a kid, his roots are firmly planted here, with a child, a fiancé, and family he loves being close to. He has a manager in AVB that truly understands his gifts and is helping Bale achieve this level of play. Bale bought into Levy's plans and if he continues to do so, he may be the talisman of a team that can achieve multiple Champions League appearances, and perhaps win the League for the first time in over half a century. The love that the crowd has for Bale is apparent and I believe that he feels the same way towards us. If Bale stays, glory is upon him, as he may be hailed as one of the Spurs' greatest players, a man that would restore Tottenham to its rightful place amid the greatest in Europe. If Bale stays for the entirety of his career, spurning the historic teams of Barca, Real, Juve, and Bayern, the stadium that we are in the midst of making would be considered the "house that Bale built." If Bale stays, a statue of him standing in front of the new Lane greeting all who come in with his trademark celebration may be built. If Bale is after glory, staying at Tottenham may be his greatest chance to seize it.
In closing, I have seen many players leave their clubs for money, championships, or publicity. Men like Albert Pujols, LeBron James, RVP, and Brett Farve have abandoned eternal legendry for a paycheck or a cheap ring. Bale does not remind me of these players. In Bale, we may have one of a dying breed that will support the team that cherishes him and in doing so will attain a level of stardom one can only dream about.


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Thursday, Nov. 8
Event: ONC BOCES College and Career Day, Northern Catskills Occupational Center, Grand Gorge. For info: 286-7715, ext 122.
Presentation: 'Open Government and Freedom of Information in New York State,' 7 p.m., Bouck Hall auditorium, SUNY Cobleskill.
Friday, Nov. 9
Reception: Cooperstown Art Association Holiday Show and Sale, 5 to 7 p.m., 22 Main St. For info: 547-9777 or www.cooperstownart.com.
Tour: Breezie Maples Farm and Sugarbush, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 2269 County Highway 34, Westford. For reservation by Nov. 7, info: 547-2536, ext. 0, or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dance: Doubleday Dancers Harvest Dance/Pie Night 7:30 to 10 p.m., Cooperstown Elementary School.
Saturday, Nov. 10
Meal: Harvest Dinner, 4:30 to 7 p.m., Cooperstown United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St. For info: 547-9540.
Benefit: The Otschodela Council Boy Scouts of America 20th annual benefit auction at Morris Hall on the State University College at Oneonta campus; 5p.m. review with food, auction from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Call (800) 78-6813 for an item catalogue or visit the website www.otschodela.org.
Event: GOHS Holiday Antique Show and Appraisal Clinic, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, state Route 23, Southside, Oneonta. For info: 432-0960, email@example.com.
Sunday, Nov. 11
Concert: Salute to
Veterans Concert, directed by Rene Prins at 3 p.m., St. Mary's Parish Center. Free. For info: 432-7977.
Event: Festival of Brian Wren Hymns, 3 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, 69 Fair St.
Meal: Free organic dinner, 6 p.m., Stack Lounge, Hartwick College. Presented by the college's Grassroots Environmental Activism and Education Club. For reservations: email@example.com.
Monday, Nov. 12
Event: 'Oneonta During the Great War,' noon, Greater Oneonta Historical Society History Center, Main Street, oneonta. For info: 432-0960.
Tuesday, Nov. 13
Meeting: Women's Club of Cooperstown, 2 p.m., Christ Church Parish House, 69 Fair Street. Program will be "Hyde Hall Happenings" by Jonathan Maney. All welcome.
Thursday, Nov. 15
Event: Victim Impact Panel, 7 p.m., FoxCare Center, state Route 7, Oneonta. Registration begins at 6:15 p.m. To preregister: 432-061, ext. 102, or visit Catholic Charities of Delaware and Otsego Counties, 176 Main St. Oneonta.
Friday, Nov. 16
Meal: Brooks barbecue chicken dinner, 4:30 to 7 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown. For info: 547-9555.
Saturday, Nov. 17
Clinic: Flu clinic, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Oneonta Health Center, 125 Main St. For established patients. For reservations: 433-1790.
Event: Saturday Family Story Program: Vivienne Clark, Thanksgiving, 10:30 a.m., Village Library, 22 Main St. Presented by the Friends of the Village Library.
Concert: Hartwick College Department of Music faculty will present Arnold
Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire" at 7:30 p.m. in the Anderson Center for the Arts Theatre on the college's campus. The event is free and the public is invited to attend.
Wednesday, Nov. 21
Meeting: Lions Club of Cooperstown, 6:30 p.m., Tunnicliff Inn.
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Meeting: Lions Club of Cooperstown, 6:30 p.m., Tunnicliff Inn.
Thursday, Dec. 6
Meeting: Leatherstocking Stamp Club, 7 p.m., Tillapaugh home, 28 Pioneer St. Cooperstown. For info: Ellen Tillapaugh, 547-5646, email@example.com.
Friday, Dec. 7
Meeting: Breast Cancer Support Group, 1 to 3 p.m., Bassett Medical Center Clinic Building, Clinic Room No. 1, Cooperstown. For info: 547-4963.
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Event: 25th annual Cookies and Crafts, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta, 12 Ford Ave.
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MANCHESTER — The Manchester Parks and Recreation Department recently brought its "Yoga for Kids" program to Memorial Elementary School.
The program incorporates games, music, stories and crafts to help children learn yoga poses and breathing techniques. The classes were taught by Suzanne Otterbein of Manchester.
According to the Parks and Recreation brochure, "Yoga will help your child to increase flexibility and strength, enhance concentration skills, improve general well-being, feel physically and mentally rejuvenated, boost confidence, relax the mind and reduce stress."


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Firstmerit Bank is an Ohio-based bank and one of the largest located in the Midwest United States. It offers personal and business banking products, as well as investment management and brokerage services. The bank has built itself on a strong focus on serving the financial needs of its community and offers strong lending strength to its customers.
On its personal banking side, Firstmerit offers several depository products to provide vehicles for saving money and growing wealth. Its checking account options offer the most liquidity and vary in features depending on what services a customer wants with it. Several checking accounts earn interest and offer a limited supply of checks. Savings account opportunities come with monthly fees that can be waived by meeting certain requirements, and a health savings account provides a way for customers to save on medical expenses. Firstmerit's Money Market accounts offer increased rates of interest as account balances grow, but have a monthly fee if minimum account balances are not kept. Certificates of Deposit (CDs) are available in term lengths ranging from 30 days to 5 years and have minimum initial deposit requirements. On the business banking side there are many similar products, including a business resource center offering helpful resources and guidance for business management decisions.
Firstmerit Bank online banking provides a secure platform for customers to manage their accounts and perform activities like viewing transaction history, transferring funds, making loan payments, and paying bills. Mobile banking services include an mobile-optimized website and mobile banking apps that make it easy and convenient to bank on the go from smartphone and tablet devices.
Firstmerit Bank is a subsidiary of Firstmerit Corporation, a bank holding company originally established in 1890 as the First National Bank of Akron. Firstmerit acquired Citizens Bank of Flint, Michigan in April of 2013 and began operating its branches. It is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.
I've had a checking account there for about a year or so with no problems. Then I asked a cashier to withdraw a certain amount of money from my debit card - this is where my Social Security goes to - and she wasn't able to. Okay, so I came back in a couple of days and tried again, with the same result. I don't know why, maybe she pushed a wrong button or something? I have no problem using this card at the grocery stores, etc., but here at the First Merit bank it was no good? Therefore, I was unable to make a deposit.
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I don't recommend anyone to trust their money to this bank. JMO
FirstMerit seems to have lost it's appreciation of it's customers. Here's the story...
In the interest of disclosure, this did not happen to me. It happened to a close teenage friend of mine. I am the manager of a business and do the business banking and my personal banking with FirstMerit so I tried to help him out as you will see below. On August 18, 2012 my friend (James Miller) went to the Berlin branch of FirstMerit to deposit a check of $504. It was a Saturday and James was aware that the check might not clear until the following Monday. James wanted the money deposited in his account that day or the check cashed as he had some large purchases to make that day. He asked the teller if there was any way to deposit the check directly into his account that day. The teller told him she could cash the check then deposit the cash into his account and the money would be available immediately. James said this would be great and made the deposit. Throughout the day he made 19 purchases with his debit card. On Friday of the next week James noticed online that his account was overdrawn. The teller had not cashed the check and deposited the cash the way she said she would and the check did not clear until Monday of the following week. FirstMerit charge James' account 19 overdraft charges at $35 each for a total of $665. James immediately went into the bank and talked to the manager at the Berlin branch. She said she would talk to the teller who processed the deposit and get back to James. She did not call back. James called or stopped in again and talked to the manager. The manager said the teller did not remember anything about the transaction. The manager said she could only refund James $180 out of the $665. That is when I got involved. I talked to the branch manager (she would never call me back when she said she would) and could not get anywhere with her. She got rather upset that I was pushing the issue when I did talk to her. I called corporate and tried to explain the situation but they said we had to talk to the branch manager and they could not do anything for us. With some research I got the branch manager's boss's number (district manager) and talked to her. She was nice but after looking into the situation said she could not refund any more than the $180.
Needless to say, we are quite upset that a teller error cost James $665-$180=$485 and several of James friends have pulled their money out of FirstMerit, closed their accounts and moved to PNC. I am considering doing the same for myself and the business I manage.
I would strongly urge you to think twice before opening an account with FirstMerit bank.
FirstMerit Bank is a local bank in my community that I like being with. They have accounts made for a person like me with a low income. I don't have to worry about a monthly bank fee being charged to my checking account like other banks just because I have a small bank balance. I'm able to see my bank transactions and pay bills online if I want. They have tellers that are notary of republics and have a call center of people to help me if I have questions. They also have more branches for me to go to than my credit union does. Products they offer that I have used include: a CD, car loan, a savings account, and a couple of checking accounts. They seem to still want to remain a local bank even though they are branching out and I like that about them.
We have been with First Merit nearly 20 years in Mentor, OH. It's been okay - until recently. Seems like staff is always the issue. After 15 years of depositing payroll checks sometimes three times a month, the new teller said I had to have a two day "hold" on my check. "Why?" I asked. It seems that since I work out of the area (nothing new) and that check is from another bank (Again, nothing new), First Merit has to "Hold" it until it clears.
I was mildly outraged. Unbelievable to me. I wasn't very nice to them when I stomed inside and am trying to convice my business partner to change banks.
It was a much more pleasant experience when the old timers were always there, but no one is left and we are just a numbered account. Sort of sad to see business run that way...especially when they have my money...
I recently left First Merit after a LONG string of bad customer service experiences. In addition to tellers that are not very knowledgeable, the website performance leave much to be desired. More often than not, when attempting to log into the website, it immediately kicks you back to the log in screen after entering your ID and Password. Additionally, many times throughout the day, customers are unable to access their account due to "regularly scheduled maintenance" errors.
Online banking is not reliable with First Merit. On more than one occasion, the bank failed to print all the necessary routing information on the payment to be processed for my water bill and cable bill. The branch manager apologized and admittted that the error was the fault of First Merit, but that she couldn't do anything about the late fees generated as a result, instead insisting that as a customer it was my responsibility to make sure the payment went through successfully.
When leaving the bank, one of my accounts was not closed properly, allowing an automatic bill pay to be sent through and the payee being told there were insufficient funds (exactly zero, since I thought I'd closed the account) and me being charged a $25 NSF fee.
Would not recommend this bank to anyone! Their branches are not conveniently located, and the service is well below any other bank I've done business with.
The Texas Ratio is an indicator of how much capital a bank has available compared to the total value of loans considered at risk. As of March 31, 2014 Firstmerit Bank, National Association had $296.51 million in non-current loans and owned real-estate with $2.93 billion in equity and loan loss allowances on hand to cover it. This gives Firstmerit Bank, National Association a Texas Ratio of 10.12% which is excellent. Any bank with a Texas Ratio near or greater than 100% is considered at risk.
The Texas Ratio for Firstmerit Bank, National Association decreased dramatically from 21.78% as of March 31, 2013 to 10.12% as of March 31, 2014, resulting in a positive change of 53.55%.This indicates that the balance sheet and financial strength for Firstmerit Bank, National Association has improved dramatically in recent periods.
In the past year, Firstmerit Bank, National Association has increased its total deposits by $7.55 billion, resulting in 60.89% growth for the year. A strong track record of growth is an indicator of consumer confidence and the bank's ability to strengthen its balance sheet. The growth Firstmerit Bank, National Association has shown is excellent.
Both FDIC and NCUA consider capitalization levels of banks and credit unions to be of high importance. Higher capitalization allows for a greater buffer when cover loans that may fail in the future. Firstmerit Bank, National Association has $24.48 billion in assets with $2.93 billion in equity, resulting in a capitalization level of 11.97%, which is excellent.
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|Primary Regulator
|Assets and Liabilities
|$24.48 billion
|$14.42 billion
|$19.94 billion
|Equity Capital
|$2.79 billion
|Loan Loss Allowance
|$145.06 million
|Unbacked Noncurrent Loans
|$276.45 million
|Real Estate Owned
|$20.06 million
|Historic Data - March 2013
|$15.26 billion
|Equity Capital
|$1.41 billion
|Loan Loss Allowance
|$146.79 million
|Unbacked Noncurrent Loans
|$276.45 million
|Real Estate Owned
|$11.75 million
|Profit Margin - Quarterly
|Return on Assets
|Return on Equity
|Interest Income
|$220.32 million
Sorry, we do not have rate data for Firstmerit Bank, National Association
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The Eagle-Tribune
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On Feb. 21, the State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Committee heard compelling testimony from a large group of impassioned New Hampshire citizens about why it should vote for HB 399, the Liberty Preservation Act. This bill prohibits the state from supporting or implementing two sections of the National Defense Authorization Act. The parts that are of concern in the NDAA are those that would detain American citizens without charge or trial for an indefinite period of time. A week later, the committee voted unanimously in favor of this bill, 16-0.
The Liberty Preservation Act, HB 399, will be voted on by our representatives on March 13. Anyone who cares for their civil liberties should phone, email, or write to their representatives to make sure they understand what these two sections of the NDAA mean and urge them to vote for HB 399 if they are interested in protecting the rights of New Hampshire citizens.
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Toledo Police say a father's bad decisions ended with his car being driven into a house and him being led away in cuffs, facing charges.
Joseph Valle, Jr., told police he had one too many drinks Sunday night, so he put his unlicensed 15-year-old daughter behind the wheel for a beer run. Police say they saw Valle's car trying to turn into his driveway, but instead, it barreled through the yard and crashed into his home on Berdan.
"If your mom or your dad want to take you out, if you have your temporary driver's license and it's late at night and they're not intoxicated – I think it's fine," said neighbor Nicole Bumbera. "If you're intoxicated, not only should you not be behind the wheel, you shouldn't be giving somebody instructions behind the wheel."
Police say Valle stumbled out of the car and had a strong smell of alcohol on his breath. He admitted that he had been drinking and need to restock on beer, so he asked his daughter to drive. His daughter told the officer she didn't have a license.
Neighbors, like Bumbera, are happy it didn't turn out any worse.
"Like running a person over, or running into a home where there could be little children or anything," she said.
Valle is being charged with child endangering and intoxication.
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A horse in the road causes a crash in Dunklin County, Mo. early Wednesday morning.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 62-year-old Billie Lewis of St. Francis, AR was driving on Highway 25 at White Oak when he hit a horse in the road. Troopers say Lewis' car ran off the left side of the road and crashed into a house.
Lewis was air lifted to Elvis Presley Trauma Center in Memphis, Tenn. with serious injuries. His passenger 82-year-old Alice Seal was taken to Twin Rivers Medical Center in Kennett, Mo. also with serious injuries.
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I tried 3 or 4 software before using Synkron. Synkron was much better than the others but it lacks one of the most basic feature: AUTORUN AT WINDOWS STARTUP. You know that restarting windows is very common so, I normally forget to run this software therefore synchronizations are missing.


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Ok, it is also illegal to consume alcohol under 21 in a lot of areas and alcohol is also completely illegal in some areas. So to compare, a person that legally makes alcohol for their work is also not allowed to attend the prom because his/her business is not legal for those at the prom to use? You show me a prom where alcohol was not part of some underage attendee's night!! I would be willing to lay odds that there are more students consuming alcohol during and after the prom than looking at porn on prom night!! Further, although porn is supposed to be prohibited for viewing by those under 21/18, depending on where you are, just like alcohol it is very easy for young people to get. Robo, as far as a sex worker goes you could put that lable on any movie star, model, singer, ....etc, that is considered a "SEX symbol". Sex is everywhere and sells us everything from toys to candy to cars to medication....etc.... We have no right to judge this girl for the job she does, she provides a fantasy world for the people that purchase her product, the same as any actress in soaps, movies, commercials for bubble bath, purfume, deodorant, beer, candy, potatochips......etc...... Marly, this is not an attack on your comments, just wanted to make that clear.....stimulating (no pun intended, lol) conversation only!! As far as the male teachers go, I agree with you because they are a direct authority figure from the school and should not be allowed to escort a student.
So with that in mind, how can you continue to judge this girl? Sex is fun and a little fantasy is not a bad thing. So he invited a porn star......so what!!! Why is sex so taboo when it is probibly the most common desire we ALL share, next to breathing! less people drive than have sex and driving is a lot more dangerous but we openly sell cars! Alcohol is dangerous but we openly sell alcohol! The military is dangerous and it is made glamorous and advertised on TV! The list can go on of things that are dangerous and are also access LIMITED BY AGE!! Sex is fun but it can also be dangerous and that is why I believe education is the key. Of the things I listed SEX is the one absolute our children will do at some point in their life!! Educate, talk about it but do not make it taboo! (without going outside the limits of common sense of course). Face it......SEX SELLS and to not allow this girl to attend this prom then they should not allow anyone that has ever represented sex in any way..........oh man, that would be one empty building!!! No females that have ever had eyebrows plucked or waxed, legs shaved, wore a skirt that revealed skin, shoes with heals, teeth whitened, wore purfume, used deodorant, had hair styled, painted nails, wore makeup.........ALL THESE THINGS ARE TO BE ATTRACTIVE TO YOUR DESIRED MATE, to ATTRACT and ENTICE for what?? come on people all together now on three.........one.........two.........three..........SEX SEX SEX!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am not leaving the bots out, they do the same to attract their desired mate so no boys either!!
If everything around us collapsed and we were left like the caveman the only absolute things we would do is eat, breath, and have SEX!! (Breathing is a constant so we will leave that out) when not eating or having sex we would be looking for food and SEX!! we would use our ability to find food to inpress the ladies.......why? to have SEX!!!
cme on people, I don't want to change your views but wish to loosen (again, no pun intended) you up a bit and look at things from a different view. Why is it, especially as cops and educators, that we pride ourselves at being open minded to complete our jobs but immediately close out minds about sex?
Bump MarleyB, it IS a school sponsored activity. That is an excellent reason to disallow her.
Come on Copper380, we Do judge her and do so properly. She is a Sex Worker to be nice about it and much of what she does is illegal and in many areas those under 21 are not even allowed to see her at work, much less participate!
Ok. Then, by extension, eighteen year old female students should have the right to be escorted by their teachers of any age. After all, being escorted by an older gentleman is the fantasy of a lot of young women.
And, while you are at it, why not extend the same privilege to seventeen year old girls? After all, it is just a dance - and gallantry is most intoxicating to a blossoming young woman, right?
Mull THAT one over, Gentlemen, while you are loading your shotguns!
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I added it because I knew it would create some insightful conversation, which it did. I never claimed it had anyhting to do with Police work...just sayin
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That's just not right and the reason is bogus. It's his prom not theirs and he should be able to invite whom ever he wanted if his parents was ok with it the school should have allowed it. Just may be some of the female teachers knew they wouldn't be the center of attraction by the guys any more doing that prom, I'm just saying,lol.
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Bump MarlyB, that would be reason for disallowing the female of this young boys desires! I remember my youth and I understand the kid's invite!
School events are considered extensions of the school day and the school environment.
The district, as state appointed 'parent in absence of the parent', acts in the most conservative manner in juvenile settings such as our public schools.
Similar to standards set for law enforcement conduct in public which preclude cavorting with porn stars at town events.
The fantasies of schoolboys, however well understood by their horny uncles, when enacted, would fall into the same category and so are prohibited. That explains why coupon books to bordellos are not given as high school prom door prizes for over-eighteen students in states where prostitution is legal.
A close corollary would be to raffle off such coupon books at the local Policeman's Ball.
It is also why whiskey and soda is not served at the prom to students over eighteen in states where eighteen is the age allowed for consumption of alcohol.
It is also why prom events would not include raffling off visits to a special tree on the high school-owned pasture for a crew of sniggering bucks anxious to meet said porn queen.
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Interesting. Wonder what the boy was thinking. I think I know as I was once 18.LOL
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REALLY!!!! let him have his date..
I gave the artical a thumbs up because of the kid, his way of getting a date and actually getting two dates, the envy of boys his age everywhere, not because of the uptight school administrator believing she knows best and basing her decision on her own prejudice and not fact!! You want to do something good for the schools stop letting the kids walk over the teachers and charging teachers for defending themselves. Teachers are in a war zone and can't defend themselves. Take the power away from the kids and give it back to the teachers!! The system has teachers afraid to act for fear of being fired or criminally charged. They are worried about a porn star? I think the school systems need to clean their own house before judging others! I worry about drugs in schools and my daugghter getting into them, muggings, thefts, gangs, stabbings and shootings......my daughter meeting a porn star is kind of low on my list of worries about what may happen at school.


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Last week, I wrote a little ditty about why companies like Universal Music should be held accountable for poor code that allows millions of their users' real names, email addresses, and clear-text passwords to be distributed around the Internet. There was quite the reaction, with many people (presumably coders) yammering that this was the worst idea in the history of ever.
But I too am a developer. I've personally coded dozens of account-based Web applications, and not a single one ever stored a clear-text password. At the very least (back in the day), passwords were hashed during registration and simply matched upon login. I think it might have been 1998 when I wrote my first password-hashing function. And here we are, 13 years later and Universal Music can't be bothered to implement literally a few lines of code to at least obfuscate the sensitive information of their users. That's all it really is -- a few lines of code.
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In the United States, at least, very specific laws govern patient information and how it is stored, accessed, and disseminated. HIPAA regulations were put into place to ensure that sensitive patient information isn't distributed to just anyone -- that is, only to the people who need that information. They also prevent health care providers from discussing any type of patient information with anyone else. They were explicitly designed to protect patients, and each patient must sign a waiver to authorize the release of that information to another person or party. Yet we have no regulations on the storage, access, and dissemination of sensitive user information on public websites -- none. Thus, there's almost no business case for providing any form of high-level security for customer accounts.


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Coakley was first elected AG in 2006 and easily won re-election in 2010 after losing a special U.S. Senate race to Republican Scott Brown.
Coakley's decision to seek the state's top political office means there will be an open race for the attorney general's office next year.
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After 22 seasons and more than 1,500 wins, Larry Hays is stepping down as head coach of the Texas Tech baseball team.
"You're looking at someone who is really thankful. I'm thankful to Texas Tech for allowing me to get to do this, this long," Hays said.
Hays made the announcement Monday morning. He finishes his career at Tech with 1,509 wins and the title of fourth most winningest coach in NCAA history.
Before going to Tech, Hays coached for 16 years at Lubbock Christian. In April of 1999, the school honored his career by re-naming their baseball field "Hays Field". It's a legacy that fans, players, and school leaders say is hard to watch come to an end.
"I expected him to come back at least one more year. We all knew it was coming, but I didn't expect it to come this soon," TTU Pitcher AJ Ramos said.
Ramos will return to the Red Raider baseball team a senior.
"He was going to give me a chance, and that's what he did," Ramos said.
After three years under coach Hays, Ramos says he's learned a lot.
"Everything you want in a great man, that's what he is," Ramos said.
"Ladies and gentleman, it is my honor and privilege to introduce to you for the final time as the head coach of the Red Raiders, my very dear friend Larry Hays," TTU Associate Media Relations Director Blayne Beal said.
Hays took the podium Monday morning without regret, except one.
"Thank my coaches. You're not going to be able to get one regret out of me, but one, and that is I didn't get to have the fun of having a good run with you guys as I did with my other staff," Hays said.
The Red Raiders finished last in the Big 12 this year. That gave Hays only his second losing season since 1987. Despite that, Ramos is honored to be part of a legacy spanning 38-years right here in Lubbock.
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Grambling State joins Louisiana Tech in the search for a new athletic director after Grambling's athletic director Percy "Chico" Caldwell resigned Tuesday.
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Mon Power's proposed purchase of the coal-fired Harrison station would initially cost Mon Power and Potomac Edison customers a monthly surcharge of $5.63 per month.
The FirstEnergy companies filed the rate information Jan. 29 with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia as a supplement to Mon Power's November filing proposing the purchase.
Mon Power, which also provides power to Potomac Edison customers, faces an increasing shortage of generation in coming years. To meet the expected need, the utility proposes to purchase the 80 percent it does not own of Harrison Power Station in Harrison County. In combination with the release of a small part Mon Power owns of Pleasants station, the transaction would cost about $1.1 billion.
Mon Power provided little comparison in the November filing or in an August Resource Plan of the cost of the proposed transaction with the cost of other possible means of meeting future need: a new natural gas combined cycle power plant that would take advantage of the expected years to come of low-priced natural gas, for example, or more aggressive efficiency programs that would reduce use.
Rates for Mon Power and Potomac Edison customers fell Jan. 1 due to lower coal and purchased power costs — reducing an average monthly bill 5 percent, from $99.07 to $94.31. The utilities propose to file a base rate case within six months if the generation resource transaction is approved. Following approval, the surcharge would take the average monthly bill to $99.94.
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