Finally after 70 years!
Mom is 70, and on her way to 80.
It is finally here. Today is the day. Some thought it would never happen, but they were proved wrong. It took a long time. In fact, a very long time. It came real close to happening on Thanksgiving, but not this year. Occasionally it does. Today is my Mom's 70th Birthday! 52 of those years as my Mom. 52 years of love, nurturing, caring, and let us not forget nagging. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! We all love you. Please wish a happy birthday to Jeanne Castaldo, thank you.
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Tempest May 24, 2013 at 10:42 am
Ya Tony- ghosts who love the recommend button, the delete button, and the flag button- then…Read More disappear completely into the beyond, only to resurrect as ????? Got to get us that green spotter light that those Ghost Hunters use, shine it around and yell did you see that? Kinda think the Patch is too young to already have ghosts- but found no less than five in my old Atari game console. Little buggers
James Hampton May 23, 2013 at 06:20 pm
That's what I meant, Jeremiah. He must have deleted his own posts, for they stayed gone, and flagged…Read More yours and ATC's out of spite. They went into the review/flag system to be checked as to appropriate content. Once determined content was not in violation of Patch policy as to personal attacks, swearing, etc. they are posted back up. It used to take a few flags to have remarks taken down for review, that is, unless the editor is paying attention and takes something very offensive down themselves. They will usually state that they did so. Now it seems that just one flag starts the process. Now we will just have to pay attention as to figure out who has the desire or motive to flag a comment that is not violating Patch policy, usually in retaliation for something said to them. I still think my theory on what transpired here stands.
Renee Schiavone (Editor) May 22, 2013 at 11:33 pm
Hi Patsy, thanks for the suggestion! I'll pass it on!
James Hampton May 21, 2013 at 11:05 am
Well said ATC. Like I mentioned, it will be interesting to see if any rental properties that City…Read More Council members, or others who work for the City, seem to always fall into the self inspect category. Unless the City posts an open listing of all rental properties and their status, those things always fly under the radar. The City must be in that "innovative" cash flow mode. They need cash, and viola! Things just pop up.
ATC May 21, 2013 at 10:50 am
Looks to me like a nice easy way for the city to squeeze even more money out of property owners, for…Read More a problem that doesn't actually exist. There will indeed be a cost for these inspections (look at the last sentence of the agenda item). If there was a history of ongoing issues related to the quality of rental units, that might be another story, but nowhere in the agenda item is that claim made. So they are in effect creating a solution to a non-existent problem, and billing for that solution.
What, the city isn't making enough money off of Mello Roos?
James Hampton May 21, 2013 at 10:37 am
Its not such a bad idea to make sure rental housing is safe. Renting out some of the brand new homes…Read More is not a problem, but the older homes rented to many tenants should have a legal CO. However, one wonders if there is a cost for these inspections, who will cover it, and if those in City government will be favored with the self-inspect clause for rental property they own. It always happens.
Renee Schiavone (Editor) May 20, 2013 at 01:07 pm
Hi Rosie... I will ask about the weather bug! Thanks for the comment :)
Jeremiah Price May 23, 2013 at 11:11 am
No, Renee, no offense to you and thank you for your suggestion but I will never start doing the…Read More "Twitter" hashtag thing to point my comments in a linear stream. I will quit posting first. I notice that now that my reply to Victor's comment has been put back, but his is still gone. Will you give us all the contact phone number for the Patch executive who decided to force all this upon us without ever a trial or anything else? And I agree with Dex on another post - whoever is doing the site design and maintenance needs to get further information and training or find another job. The glitches on this web page are simple HTML errors that could have been easily fixed by this time by anyone with basic HTML knowledge. I am sorry for the advertisers here - they might have gotten more real estate, but they have far less exposure now. With drop in readership that is occurring as we speak they will soon look for other places to advertise - places that pay attention to the desires of their readers. Sorry that you have to deal with all this, Renee - you were doing a very fine job that we all appreciated until they made your life miserable right along with ours. Well, not our lives but certainly our patch experience!
Jerremiah
ATC May 22, 2013 at 07:26 am
And now it's back!?!? Wow, this "great new format" is really impressive, eh?
And of…Read More course the one thing that many have wanted, many have asked for, the one thing that would have been easy to add; the ability for a person to edit their post, is still nowhere to be found. We must delete the entire post and rewrite it if we make a typo. Yeah, that's logical.
Patch Powers that be: Please listen to your readership. Bring back the ability to comment on specific comments (not just at the end), bring back the "latest comments" section on the front page (so readers can see what's hot/active at a glance), and for crying out loud, add the ability to edit our posts (it's not really rocket science here, people). Those three things would likely eliminate 90% of the complaints about this new format.
Of course, I'm not about to hold my breath. I don't think they really care, nor really listen.
Claire Frémont May 21, 2013 at 08:08 pm
You are right, they did delete your post. I noticed the Patch also is now allowing bloggers to…Read More delete comments of people who post on their blogs. I wonder if that will only be for insulting comments, or if a blogger can just delete someone with a different opinion. Its the people who comment that give more information than any of the articles do.
Nancy Hunt May 20, 2013 at 02:06 pm
Wonderful! Hope this is in the local paper and Press Enterprise too! Congrats to Carl and his…Read More family!
Washy May 22, 2013 at 04:38 pm
hey go to your right and click the green feedback tab and tell them what you think.
Jeremiah Price May 20, 2013 at 06:56 am
Renee - I agree 100% with Lloyd on this and you will find all the posters who used to make the Patch…Read More an interesting read are going elsewhere. I know you are stuck with what they give you, but you need to stop defending this change and address it's failure. Holding our comments does no good - giving them to the people you deal with AFTER the site becomes set in stone will not work. Even the news stories don't rotate fast enough - the same things are on the page that were there after the changeover. I won't be using the new features - they are not nearly as user-friendly as you try to portray and new responses to blogs and new comments are hidden. If they even show up - many of my comments on this new format have posted and then disappeared. Not a good move and it has hurt your paper.
Jeremiah
Renee Schiavone (Editor) May 19, 2013 at 10:14 pm
Hi James,
Actually all the Patch sites are switching over to this format, as the west coast was…Read More just the latest roll-out. They tested this model on the east coast, and most of the sites do have our "2.0" format now. However, they do encourage us to forward on user feedback about features you guys like— and don't like. I am saving all these comments to pass on to our teams. I appreciate your thoughts and I hope you will come to take advantage of some of the new features (as you already have with this board posting.) Patch is all about getting the community involved, and that's why there are now more ways for people to post, and why the blogs are now in the main column.
Tina West May 22, 2013 at 05:13 pm
March Against Monsanto official communication...........
I would like to say that I am beyond…Read More honored to be a part of this. It's really amazing to see people—of all ages, from different cultures, all walks of life, different belief systems, etc.—working together as One, for the shared goal of protecting Earth and everything that Earth includes: Humans, Animals, Plants...
This is a critical issue of our time and I am blessed to be a part of something that will go down in history for changing the world for the better (or, as I also like to refer to it, readjusting and returning to our truth, which among other things includes seeing the interconnectedness of things and working *with* Nature).
A thought came to my mind yesterday: I'm sure you've heard that many countries already have bans and restrictions on GMOs and what Monsanto can/can't do. Yet, take a look at the Event List. You'll see the very same countries listed as participants of this March. Many people from countries that already have bans will be participating in this March along with the rest of us who aren't in that place yet [of Bans and Restrictions on Monsanto's atrocities]. They, just like the rest of us, are taking time out of their routines and schedules, putting other things on the back burner and putting in the work and effort, to take a stand, to stand together.
Thank you for organizing, participating, marching... Thank you. .........Admn. for March Against Monsanto http://www.march-against-monsanto.com/p/learn-about-monsanto.html
Tina West May 22, 2013 at 04:01 pm
On the contrary, evidence presented in this report indicates that GM crops:
● Are laboratory-made,…Read More using technology that is totally different from natural breeding methods, and pose different risks from non-GM crops
● Can be toxic, allergenic or less nutritious than their natural counterparts
● Are not adequately regulated to ensure safety
● Do not increase yield potential
● Do not reduce pesticide use but increase it
● Create serious problems for farmers, including herbicide-tolerant “superweeds”, compromised soil quality, and increased disease susceptibility in crops
● Have mixed economic effects
● Harm soil quality, disrupts ecosystems, and reduces biodiversity
● Do not offer effective solutions to climate change
● Are as energy-hungry as any other chemically-farmed crops
● Cannot solve the problem of world hunger but distract from its real causes – poverty, lack of access to food and, increasingly, lack of access to land to grow it on.
Based on the evidence presented in this report, there is no need to take risks with GM crops when effective, readily available, and sustainable solutions to the problems that GM technology is claimed to address already exist. Conventional plant breeding, in some cases helped by safe modern technologies like gene mapping and marker assisted selection, continues to outperform GM in producing high-yield, drought-tolerant, and pest- and disease-resistant crops that can meet our present and future food needs.
Conduct your own research to form your own opinion instead of repeating hear-say.
bryce May 19, 2013 at 11:27 am
TOTALLY AGREE 100% too !! Especially with Mr. Price regarding replying to individual comments, vs.…Read More these big 'ol run-on threads -- & the ginormous ad panel sucks too...Patch doesn't feel as intimate as before. It was cute, handy, & informative ...Now it thinks its Facebook, ....Errrr..... :(
Renee Schiavone (Editor) May 15, 2013 at 03:28 pm
I personally don't have too much control over the way the site looks and functions, since it's part…Read More of Patch overall. However, I am forwarding all your suggestions on to our design team and appreciate all the feedback-- positive and negative! And Jeremiah, I've asked around about the FB commenting thing some more, and there really are no plans to do away with our Patch logins. The FB comments are just meant to be a "plus" for those who want them... and others don't have to touch :)
Jeremiah Price May 15, 2013 at 03:01 pm
100% agree with that! Plus I liked the way that in the old one you could reply to an individual…Read More comment. This one only lets you post at the end of the thread. Pretty sure she has started using the Facebook comments program, which by itself will keep me from posting. If the old one doesn't come back I will most likely be saying sayonara. I pretty much like everything else, but this was the real draw of the Patch and it's strong point - especially during the fire. Advertisement pane is about 10% too large as well and should be on the other side of the page to look right. Renee is trying though, which is appreciated. I just hope she listens about the comments section.
Jeremiah
Kathleen Embry May 8, 2013 at 12:14 am
Congrats to you and yours, make sure you put as much time and effort into your marriage as you will…Read More in planning the perfect wedding! Invite God in you will surprised what he knows. I am so happy for you. Kathy Embry (Nikki's Grandmother's friend on her mother's side)