Jonathan Pie covers all the right wing points the Queen expressed in 'the queens speech' -
fantastic rant once again
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Comedy news reporter Jonathan Pie couldn’t resist having a pop at the Queen’s Speech in his latest “on-air” outburst this week, dissecting every aspect of what was announced in Her Majesty’s state opening of parliament (all while educating the cameraman in pop culture references).
“The deficit continues to grow,” he says, “homelessness continues to grow, food bank usage continues to grow, child poverty continues to grow, let’s build a space port!
“It’s like fucking Dickens meets the fucking Jetsons!”
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"Let's see what sh*t the poor cow had to say" says Jonathan Pie on #QueensSpeech.
Of all the great and wonderful people in the food biz your MesaZona blogger had the pleasure to meet, get-to-know and opportunities to work with during a previous lifetime in the culinary worlds of New York City, Ina Garten - better known to most as "The Barefoot Contesssa" - has got to be one of my favorites both on a personal level and for her remarkable career development to humanize what makes food good, always adding that something more to recipes while creating her own personal touches and takes on traditions. At that time she owned a food shop in Westhampton, living in a loft at 75 Fifth Avenue [while yours truly did on-location catering on another floor in same location] and having a home and barn in Easthampton, at the eastern end of Long Island.
May 17, 2016 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time
WILLIAMS-SONOMA ANNOUNCES INA GARTEN’S COOKING FOR JEFFREY MULTI-CITY BOOK TOUR SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Williams-Sonoma announces a multi-city event series with Ina Garten to launch her new cookbook, Cooking for Jeffrey: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook (Clarkson Potter; on sale October 25, 2016; $35.00; Hardcover). The events, produced by Mills Entertainment, begin on November 2 in Tampa, FL and conclude in Mesa, AZ on November 15. Starting today, Williams-Sonoma will be offering a limited supply of signed cookbooks for presale in advance of the event. Williams-Sonoma customers will also have first access to tickets for the tour.
ABOUT THE TOUR Ina Garten, Emmy Award-winning host of Food Network’s Barefoot Contessa and New York Times bestselling author, will be taking the stage to share inspiration from her new book, including how cooking for her husband Jeffrey was the start of her extraordinary career in food. Ina will also be answering audience questions at these interactive engagements. A promotional code for presale access to tickets for the tour will be shared with Williams-Sonoma email subscribers as well as those that follow @williamssonoma on Instagram. To opt-in to receive Williams-Sonoma emails and exclusive offers, visit: https://secure.williams-sonoma.com/customer-service/email-list/ TOUR DATES & BOOK PREORDER* INFORMATION:
November 2, 2016 at Morsani Hall at the Straz Center in Tampa, FL
November 3, 2016 at Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, FL
November 10, 2016 at State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN
November 15, 2016 at Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, AZ
To preorder books and purchase event tickets visit: williams-sonoma.com/inagartentour ABOUT THE COOKBOOK Ina’s most personal cookbook yet, Cooking for Jeffrey is filled with the recipes Jeffrey and their friends request most often as well as charming stories from Ina and Jeffrey’s many years together. There are traditional dishes that she’s updated, such as Brisket with Onions and Leeks, new favorites, like Roasted Salmon Tacos, and of course several delicious chicken recipes, like Roast Chicken with Radishes. Wonderful new salads, including Maple-Roasted Carrot Salad and Kale Salad with Pancetta and Pecorino, are also included. Desserts range from simple Apple Pie Bars to showstoppers like Vanilla Rum Panna Cotta with Salted Caramel. For the first time, Ina has included a chapter devoted to bread and cheese, with recipes and tips for creating the perfect cheese course. From satisfying lunches to elegant dinners, Ina offers recipes Ina tested over and over again, so readers can serve with them with confidence to the people you love. Customers can purchase unsigned books at williams-sonoma.com or at Williams-Sonoma stores across the country starting in late October. In celebration of the book launch, Williams-Sonoma retail locations will host a Cooking for Jeffrey Cookbook Club event on November 9th, including a culinary demo of recipes from the book. For more information about Williams-Sonoma’s Cookbook Club visit: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/pages/store-events/store-events/cookbook-club.html *Preordered books will be available for pickup at the events and require purchase of a ticket toenter.
About Williams-Sonoma Since its founding by Chuck Williams in 1956, the Williams-Sonoma brand has been bringing people together around food. A member of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) portfolio of brands, Williams-Sonoma is a leading specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home, providing world-class service and an engaging customer experience. Products include cookware, cooks’ tools, cutlery, electrics, bakeware, food, tabletop and bar, outdoor, cookbooks, as well as furniture, lighting and decorative accessories. Each store has a professional demonstration kitchen for cooking classes and tastings conducted by expert culinary staff. Williams-Sonoma Cooking Schools, located in select locations in the U.S. and Australia, offer hands-on classes led by professional chefs. A comprehensive gift registry program for weddings and other special events is available in stores and online. On williams-sonoma.com and the Williams-Sonoma blog, Taste, customers can find recipes, tips, and techniques that help them create delicious meals and wonderful memories. Williams-Sonoma is also part of an active community on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+ and YouTube. About Mills Entertainment Mills Entertainment is a leading producer and promoter of branded live entertainment. Mills collaborates with top brands and personalities to develop, market, and produce live events throughout the US and worldwide. Current projects include Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live, Cesar Millan Live, Mel Brooks: Back in the Saddle Again, and Dolan Twins 4OU Tour. www.millsentertainment.com
Dear readers, this will take some time to get through, so let's start with the most recent and most clear reporting first, followed by another one three days earlier and one going back to March 2011.
From the get-go - five years ago - any reasonable person might get curious about the overlapping roles of so-called "educators" [with no degree in teaching] becoming politicians who get entangled in questionable real estate deals or other irregularities, then go back into education thanks to an illegal appointment and tendering his immediately-effective resignation admitting "personal and professional limitations" . . . this went down two days ago! With a big family to support he'll need to find another job sometime soon.
This all might have dropped out of the news or gone under-the-radar screen locally, except for what happened to Mesa resident Richard Crandall in conservative Colorado where he was Commissioner of Education for just four months, after nine months in the same position in the state of Wyoming.
"Colorado’s Commissioner of Education announced Thursday he is quitting after just four months in the position. The job was more than Rich Crandall could handle, according to a joint statement from the board and him. Crandall’s resignation takes effect immediately . . . Crandall is a former Arizona state senator who served six years before resigning to take the helm at the Wyoming Department of Education, a job he started in July 2013, overseeing 91,000 students statewide. Crandall was appointed by the governor but the state’s Supreme Court said in January 2014 that the governor did not have the authority to appoint what had previously been an elected position. [Blogger note: The position of Director was dissolved when the Wyoming Supreme Court ruled the legislation that created the position unconstitutional.] Crandall left Wyoming in April, 2014 and returned to Arizona, where he owns a nationwide company that provides consulting dieticians to assisted living and long-term care facilities. The Colorado Board of Education hired Crandall despite his lack of significant management experience in education. Prior to his time in Wyoming, Crandall’s most-closely related educational role was as chair from 2005 to 2008 of the Mesa Public Schools (AZ) Board of Education, a district with 69,000 students. He acknowledged in his job application he has never worked as a teacher or principal. In announcing his departure, Crandall cited family responsibilities and the demands of the job.That same news release included a statement from board Chair Steve Durham, which said that while he appreciated the importance Crandall put on family needs, he also recognized his own “professional and personal limitations in this demanding position.” Blogger's note: image and excerpts from Marianne Goodland's report is the following link
A report from an investigation commissioned by the Fiesta Bowl disclosed unseemly ties between the Scottsdale-based bowl and politicians, who included lawmakers who pushed legislation that benefited the Fiesta Bowl.
[AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin]
An investigation that revealed disturbing levels of corruption at the Fiesta Bowl entangled prominent Arizona political figures, . .
Senate President Russell Pearce was a big recipient of the tickets and campaign donations from Fiesta Bowl employees, and his name is mentioned dozens of times in the report. Pearce, a veteran lawmaker who has drawn national prominence for sponsoring legislation against illegal immigration, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
The Mesa Republican, Gov. Jan Brewer and U.S. Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl were in a bipartisan array of 23 federal, state and local candidates who the report said received contributions totaling at least $46,539 since 2002. The report said the bowl-affiliated donors were then illegally reimbursed for the donations by the bowl.
(However, there was no indication that any of the politicians who received the contributions knew of the secret reimbursement arrangement, the report said.)
In another political tentacle of the scandal, the report identified several lobbyists and political consultants Sen. Rich Crandall, a Mesa Republican who was a representative at the time of the 2008 trip, said he asked about the propriety and that a bowl lobbyist assured him that the arrangement was traditional and proper.
“That was what we were told,” Crandall said. “Of course you look back now — what a naïve move on my part.”
Read more: http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2011/03/30/arizona-politicians-figure-in-fiesta-bowl-scandal/#ixzz49ClQoXjK
Education
M.B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1997
MA, Accounting, Brigham Young University, 1993
B.S., Accounting, Brigham Young University 1993
He is a Certified Public Accountant and he is the Founder and Chair of CN Resource and is also the CFO/Partner for Crandall Corporate Dietitians, and a managing member of Delos Development
He currently serves on the board of directors of digital marketing firm ChannelNet. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he is married to Leann Larson Crandall and together they have 13 children (seven from Rich's first marriage to Patrice Webb and six from Leann's first marriage) Crandall is a moderate Republican former member of the Arizona State Senate and Arizona House of Representatives. Elected in 2007 to the House and 2010 to the Senate, he resigned from the Senate on August 16, 2013, and the seat was declared open when President of the SenateAndy Biggs (R) received his paperwork on August 20, 2013.
Pre-Notes from your MesaZona blogger: ASU appears to be hell-bent on expansions using the same strategies to acquire real estate or lands for new campuses with 2,500 students like the one here in Mesa getting all the media-hype, with both Mayor John Giles and City Manager Chris Brady doing a slick-and-quick attempt to present sketchy proposals to the Mesa City Council in the past two weeks to gain approval for spending a whopping $180 Million big buck$ - saddling taxpayers with 50% more debt for questionable benefits [to whom?]
Proceed with caution ... report on same plan in Payson, with underlines and bold formatting for emphasis.
One reason for locating institutions for higher education along the path of Valley Metro Light Rail public transit is to discourage the use of private cars. Yet one of the first questions raised is What about parking spaces?? People who work in City Hall are concerned about losing parking privileges right next door! The budget presented includes $4 Million for more parking!
Your MesaZona blogger's first reaction to the mayor's proposal, first brought up in public in January in John Giles' State-of-The-City speech [preceded by an announcement he was running for re-election] was that the city was hoping to capitalize on the boom in student housing construction that's overtaken Tempe - that's not even included in what has been presented to the Mesa City Council, but is included in the 2500-student ASU expansion planned for Payson.
Perhaps the image to the right, from the Arizona Republic's coverage of SOTC16 hints at some of the underhand-ed signals the mayor is inadvertently giving . . . and then, again, the Devil's always in the details that have not been worked out yet with a June 10 deadline approaching fast.
Orbital ATK, Inc. (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced today that it has received a $16 million order for its state-of-the-art DSU-33D/B proximity sensors. The order was placed through Direct Commercial Sales with an international customer, with delivery of the fuzes expected to begin in mid-2016. The DSU-33D/B is an all-weather, active, radio-frequency ranging sensor that has the capability to sense the height of a weapon above the target zone to maximize its effectiveness. Orbital ATK is the leader in fuzing systems, delivering more than 155,000 sensors to the U.S. Air Force (USAF), Navy and allied nations since 1999.
“Orbital ATK is proud to be a valued partner in developing, producing, and supporting advanced sensors and related solutions for the United States and its allies,” said Pat Nolan, Vice President and General Manager of Orbital ATK's Missile Products division of the Defense Systems Group. “The DSU-33 sensor has been a key part of U.S. and allied arsenals for well over a decade.” Orbital ATK supplies numerous fuzes to the U.S. military and has recently begun production on the Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze for the USAF and is in development on the next generation all-purpose bomb fuze.
Just clearing away the layers of space junk blanketing Earth could keep Orbital ATK's fleet of space tugs busy for decades. Image source: NASA. Orbital ATK Defense Systems Group is an industry leader in providing innovative and affordable ammunition, precision and strike weapons, electronic warfare systems, and missile components across air-, sea-, and land-based systems. Source : Orbital ATK, Inc.
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