World Grain News > In Mesa: Natural, Organic + Non-GMO Project Verified



... and City Hall wants an artificial Holiday tree for Merry Main Street? > Go figure
Flowers completes acquisition of Alpine Valley Bread
10/14/2015 - by World Grain Staff
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA, U.S. — Flowers Foods, Inc. on Oct. 13 completed the acquisition of Alpine Valley Bread Co. for $120 million in cash and stock. Based in Mesa, Arizona, U.S., Alpine Valley bakes bread that is natural, organic and Non-GMO Project verified. The company operates two bakeries in Mesa and employs 282. Alpine Valley Bread Company will operate as an independent subsidiary of Flowers Foods.

http://www.world-grain.com/articles/news_home/World_Grain_News/2015/10/Flowers_completes_acquisition.aspx?ID={0BF24C47-AF3D-43FE-A123-AED36C9130FD}&cck=1.

Why Read?? NEWS | The Global Conversation

Not as popular as Harry Potter, yet Capital in the 21st Century  a lengthy work on inequality, has hit a  nerve selling over 2 million worldwide.
This shows that there is tremendous interest in inequality these days all over the world - and here locally in Arizona and Mesa.

Inequality and poverty are concerns not only for people on the left, on the right, people from different religious persuasions, it is a general concern for mankind,
There's a big concern over whether globalisation is benefiting everyone or is being captured by a small group of the population and what’s new in this book is that many researchers from more than 30 countries have put together the largest historical database on income and wealth inequality that has ever been put together. So that’s really what is new. Picketty studies inequality from a historical perspective.
" . . . When people are unable to solve their social and unemployment and domestic problems through peaceful policies, then it is always tempting to blame others . . . "
In this edition of Global Conversation Isabelle Kumar speaks to him about his vision of economics and society . . .

What are your three favourite books? 

Thomas Piketty
“That’s complicated. In my book I talk a lot about Balzac ‘Le Père Goriot’, and indeed I think this was such a powerful way to talk about capitalism in the 19th century.
Marx was saying in the 1860s that it was by reading Balzac that he learned the most about capitalism. 
I think this is the same today but you have to switch authors so one my favourite novel recently was the latest novel of Carlos Fuentes ‘La volunta y la fortuna’ which is an incredible novel about capitalism in Mexico.
Tancrède Voituriez who is a young French author who recently wrote about ‘the invention of poverty’ (L’invention de la pauvreté), which is a very funny novel about how development economists pretend to save the world and don’t always do so. So you have lot of very powerful novels that put money and capitalism at the centre of their investigation.”
See and Read more >>
http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/14/rocking-the-establishment-thomas-piketty-s-challenge-to-orthodox-economics/

Oh Yeah! Comic + Media Expo Here for 3 Days



For three days, the Mesa Convention Center transforms into one of the nation’s most fun gatherings of artists, cosplayers, and comic-book aficionados. This awesome event features celebrity panelists, workshops, art exhibitions and more.

Heroes, villains, and all sorts of pop culture characters alike are well represented at this fun convention, as well as the movies, TV shows, and comic books they populate.

Three days filled with panels, workshops, interactive events, artist alley and more! You can buy art from awesome artists, take photos with your favorite guests and get an autograph too!

October 16-18, 2015.
Mesa Convention Center
Building C
263 N Center St
Mesa, AZ 85201

Friday: 2:30pm-12am (Exhibit Hall 4pm-9pm)

Saturday: 10am-12am (Exhibit Hall 10am-7pm)

Sunday: 10am-5pm (Exhibit Hall 10am-5pm)

 

http://www.comicmediaexpo.com/

                                 

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POP-UP! BIZ > TATTOO PARLOR NIGHT

Body Art -get skin in the game- at five locations  1-9 pm

Go to facebook link after poster

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1657831914460965&set=gm.774030662719264&type=3

What Works in Mesa is NOT Good 'Ole Boys Crony Politics

All in good faith: There was just a short-lived blip in local media a couple of weeks ago about a new candidate running for election to the Mesa City Council who was immediately endorsed by both the present and previous mayors - did anyone else think these politicos are trying to do a "quick fix" by  a certain political machine to maintain its decades-long monopoly of the City Council.?

A political machine is a organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters in wards and districts and businesses where the stakes are high and who receive rewards for their efforts.
Are these two mayors trying to "jumpstart" the political machine in an upcoming election to the Mesa City Council? Fair question - it's probably safe to say that for over 125 years those elected have been very male, very white, and very Mormon

from FoxLatinonews

8-Building Development Planned for Mesa

Slight delay in retrieving some news feeds - this  one about Planning and Development in Mesa from Arizona Builder's Exchange available 06 October by Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange. The unique design of the development’s structures will feature extensive use of re-purposed ISO containers in six of the buildings with the intent to create a unique visual presence that integrates into the Main Street cityscape.

On the right is a rendering from the City of Mesa of the construction

A breakdown of the planned buildings includes an interesting mix of uses - architect office, auto repair, golf cart sales, a restaurant and a pet crematory ... call that compatible

• 1,600 SF, two-story architects office and gallery combined with a 7,100SF shop and storage building to be built later
• 6,495 SF commercial building suitable for auto repair
• 6,346 SF suitable for golf cart sales and repair
• 10,512 SF suitable for tire sales
• 4KSF restaurant space
• 2,200 SF suitable for automotive-related business
• A second 2,200 SF suitable for automotive-related business
• 3,757SF expected for use as a pet crematory

Read more >>

http://azbex.com/8-building-development-planned-for-mesa/?inf_contact_key=http://azbex.com/8-building-development-planned-for-mesa/?inf_contact_key=c1d1f624ca7600ae428e62e82fc4c65bbe4ea119a34233cc8a6c416798688612

 

Where Is The Public in Mesa Politics?? . . . Missing In Action

American Foreign Policy pushes establishing "democracy" all over the world, but what about democracy here at home - in Mesa?
We all pay taxes, but how many people exercise their right to vote?
We have what's called a representative democracy where the mayor and city council members are elected by voters in Mesa; other city office holders, like the city manager for one example, are appointed.

Question: Do those elected to represent the interests of the people reflect the diverse population here in Mesa?
For example:
How many women have been elected to and served on the City Council?
Is there a fair share of different and diverse backgrounds inside City Hall?
Does one minority-majority monopolize power in city government?
Here's Food for Thought -  a term the mayor likes to use featuring himself - with a TEDCity 17:15 2.0 talk filmed in Sept 2013 that's been watched by over 1,518,589 people.
Time to bring it to Mesa
http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_liu_why_ordinary_people_need_to_understand_power#